Posted: June 11th, 2015
Our study of Greece and the Ancient World indicates that the ancient Greeks sought to make sense of the “chaos” of the ever-changing world of experience by imposing order. Specifically, they explained human nature, the natural world, religion, and political community through two important yet very different categories; mythology and philosophy. Greek epic and Greek philose phy are two of the greatest ancient intellectual contributions to western thought. Using our readings for support please write a Five page paper explaining how the Greeks used myth and philosophy to order their world. Be sure to address the characteristics of myth and philosophy, and to use substantial examples from the texts (Hesiod, Homer, Plato, Aristotle).
Try to build your thesis and organize your paper around the following question: What do these works emphasize and why? How are their approaches to describing and ordering “reality” similar and how are they different? what conclusions can be drawn from them about human purpose and human meaning.
BOOK: 1. Hesiod, Theogony. 2. Homer, Odyssey. 3. Plato, Timaeus. 4. Plato, Phaedrus. 5 Aristotle, politics.pp.86-93 ( Plato, selection from the Crito pp. 52-65). 6. Aristotle, Metaphysics,pp.81-85. Nicomachean Ethics. pp 66-80.
* proper grammatical style
* proper syntactical style
* a clear introduction with a clear thesis/argument
* well-organized presentation of ideas
* substantive analysis of the topic
* a clear conclusion that shows development in your argument
* interaction with the text
in order for a paper to receive a passing grade the paper must contain all seven of the above criteria
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