Research Seminar Problem of Greek Historiography

2024/2025

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

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Кредиты

Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для Вашей будущей карьеры»

Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для расширения кругозора и разностороннего развития»

Лучший по критерию «Новизна полученных знаний»

Кто читает:

Институт классического Востока и античности

Статус:

Курс по выбору

Когда читается:

3-й курс, 1-4 модуль

Преподаватели

Верлинский Александр Леонардович

Можайский Андрей Юрьевич

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Problems of Greek Historiography. The course is aimed at highlighting the most controversial and prominent problems in modern classical studies. The research seminar covers issues of Greek historiography. A special feature of the program is that it mainly addresses those issues that have survived a change in the research paradigm and examines the modern achievements of historical science in relation to a particular problem.

Learning Objectives

• Problem of Greek Historiography

Expected Learning Outcomes

• To be able to use the key ideas of Greek thinkers from Thales to Aristotle, including: the debate around virtue, justice, truth and the possibility of rational explanation of the universe.
• We will take a close look at the most authoritative story on the origin of the cosmos from Greek antiquity: Hesiod’s Theogony.
• Characterises the key ideas of Greek thinkers from Thales to Aristotle, including: the debate around virtue, justice, truth and the possibility of rational explanation of the universe

Course Contents

• Problem of Greek Historiography

Assessment Elements

• Activity
• Oral interview

Interim Assessment

• 2024/2025 2nd module
  0.5 * Activity + 0.5 * Oral interview
• 2024/2025 4th module
  0.5 * Activity + 0.5 * Oral interview

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Shanks, M. (1996). The Classical Archaeology of Greece : Experiences of the Discipline. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=93872

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Bispham, E., Harrison, T. J., & Sparkes, B. A. (2006). The Edinburgh Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=279994

Authors

• KHOMCHENKOVA VARVARA VALENTINOVNA
• Mozhayskiy Andrey Yurevich