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2025-2026 Course of Study Bulletin 
  
2025-2026 Course of Study Bulletin

PHIL - 2460 Ancient Science and Medicine


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
Course Level: Lower Division
Academic Level: Undergraduate