CLA101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mycenaean Greece, Trojan War, Minoan Civilization

• School: UTM
• Department: Classics
• Course: CLA101H5
• Professor: K O N S T A N T I N B O S H N A K O V

Document Summary

We can learn how to predict the future. Classical in particular because it is filtered, long established and stable, thus giving us an accurate representation of how life was at the time. We are able to learn the movements and why they occurred. Add to all aspects of knowledge, because they are based on these standards. Two different opinions on history and learning this topic: jefferson david (former president of the confederate states of america) puts forth the opinion of forgetting the past, as it is irrelevant for a successful future. Focus on the future and how to make it the best it could be: william faulkner (novelist) puts forth the opinion that the past is never dead. History is the teacher of life cicero historia = inquiry in ancient greek doric dialect. Inquiry bas on two domains; primary resources and analogy. Foundation of all epistemological and ontological theories. Understanding the meaning of our life, happiness, friendship, of being.