Description
An overview of science and medicine in antiquity, with an emphasis on its relation to ancient philosophy. Topics typically include: astronomy, cosmology, physics, biology, and medicine. The course will focus on such figures as Anaximander, Hippocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Eudoxus, Hierophilus, Ptolemy, and Galen. (Offered every other year.)
Credits
4 credits
Level
Lower Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Global Awareness
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | Life in the Ancient World