Historical Introduction to Philosophy

Philosophy 3 - Historical Introduction to Philosophy - 5 units - UCLA GE From Plato to Hume This historical introduction to Western philosophy is based on classical texts dealing with major problems including properties of rational argument, existence of God, problem of knowledge, nature of causality, relation between mind and body, possibility of justice, and others. NOTE: Philosophy 3 and MCDB 70 are the two UCLA Summer Sessions online courses with required live weekly video conferences. Choose the time that works for you when registering. Professor Brian Copenhaver is a Guggenheim Fellow, a Getty Scholar, and a Fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities. He holds the Udvar-Hazy Chair of Philosophy and History at UCLA; he also directs UCLA’s Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.