Course Description

Instructor: Dennis Martin, PhD

Plato, Aristotle, and Kant presented fairly distinct worldviews of which most others are simply a modification. In this course, the metaphysical (reality) and epistemological (knowledge) views of these three philosophers will be presented. Course goals include recognizing these worldviews in everyday life and showing how other thinkers’ ideas are related to these three. Their ethical and social theories will not be discussed. In Part I, we will learn about the views of Plato and Aristotle as well as those philosophers who followed in their respective footsteps. In Part II, we will examine Kant's view and thinkers with Kantian influence. Does this oversimplify philosophy? Are there thinkers' worldviews that aren't a modification of these three? Does quantum reality and knowledge suggest a new view? Let's explore these questions together.