This course is a general introduction to the history of philosophy. It examines the three great periods of philosophy – the classical period of Greece and Rome, the medieval period of Christian and Islamic theology, and the modern period of European philosophy.

Level: Beginner, intermediate, or advanced. Advanced students will be able to study representative philosophers from each period – Plato, Aquinas, and Hegel – in further detail.

Key Words: history; system; classical philosophy; medieval philosophy; modern philosophy; metaphysics; ethics; aesthetics; Plato; Aquinas; Hegel