History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, Phil 3310

Chart organizing the important presocratic philosophers and focusing on the early Ionians, including Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, Xenophanes, and Heraclitus. Explains the key concepts of their individual philosophies and the commonalities between them. Necessary to understand the beginning of philosophy, especially the origin of the Problem of the One and the Many

A chart of the important presocratic philosophers, explaining the key concepts of the Italian presocratics, Pythagoras, Parmenides, and Zeno. Explainis the revolutionary Parmenidean concept that something cannot come from nothing, which is used in almost all following philosophies. includes all important concepts you need to know about the Italian Presocratics in a brief and organized chart.

A chart that organizes the important presocratic philosophers. This one explains the key concepts of the Pluralists (Empedocles and Anaxagoras) as well as the Atomists (Democritis and perhaps fictional Leuccipus)

An 8 slide summary of Books 2, 3, 4, and 6 of Plato's famous Republic. Covers and explains the important ideas and makes necessary connections. Explains the sun, divided line, and cave allegories.

A 9 slide explanation of Aristotle's four causes, empiricism, actuality and potentiality, and criticism of Plato's Theory of Forms.

A 7 slide long explanation of the key concepts of Socrates. Explains his ethical intellectualism, origin of evil, nature of the true self, nomos v. phusis, and the supreme good.

an 11 slide long explanation of Epicureanism. based on Epicurus' Letter to Herodotus, Letter to Menoeceus, and Lucretius' On Nature of Things. Also explains the Tetrapharmokos and fundamental principle of atoms and void.

A 17 slide summary of ancient Sextus Empiricus' Skepticism and Pyrrhonism. Explains the 10 main arguments against the senses and the impossibility of cause and effect, motion, and change.

A 10 slide summary of the Stoicism doctrine, especially comparing it to Epicureanism, with which it can be confused. Focuses on Epictetus' Manual.

A 12 slide presentation of Plato's Theory of Forms explaining his cave, divided line, and sun analogies from his Republic. Along with a brief explanation of his history and core beliefs, this slide show also makes connections to apply the Theory of Forms to the problem of The One and The Many, a common question throughout all of ancient philosophy.