How to live in harmony with the world? Cosmological Ethics in Stoicism.
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Adjunct of Philosophy
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Maria Cristina Mennuti is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Philosophy at Tubingen University. She received her PhD in Classics from Durham University, United Kingdom, and taught at Durham and Tubingen. My research interests lie in the field of Ancient Philosophy, with a focus on the history of Platonism, models of divine agency, and the dynamic relationship between philosophy and religion in antiquity.
What you'll learn
Critically analyse philosophical debates on cosmology and individual ethics, with a special focus on the Hellenistic developments and their reworking of Platonic positions.
Assess philosophical arguments and explanations for psychological phenomena, ethical theories, and cosmological questions by engaging directly with primary sources.
Explore a wide range of ancient texts and learn how to critically interpret them.
Learn about different classifications, boundaries, and hierarchies across all classes of living beings.
Develop a dialogue between ancient positions and contemporary environmental ethics and ecologism.
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Assignment: Please read: Durand, M., Shogry, S. and Baltzly, D. 2023. Stoicism in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/stoicism/
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Your Instructor
Adjunct of Philosophy
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Maria Cristina Mennuti is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Philosophy at Tubingen University. She received her PhD in Classics from Durham University, United Kingdom, and taught at Durham and Tubingen. My research interests lie in the field of Ancient Philosophy, with a focus on the history of Platonism, models of divine agency, and the dynamic relationship between philosophy and religion in antiquity.