The chessboard of thought: Greek philosophy and the philosophical games of the West
by Luigi Girlanda
Course details
The course aims to explore the foundations of ancient philosophy, from its pre-Socratic origins to Neoplatonism, highlighting the essential role Greek thought played in the construction of Western thought.
The structure includes six lectures, each devoted to a key moment in philosophical development.
Course structure
The course consists of 10 lessons of 30 minutes each.
Programme
- LESSON 1 - The Greek sense of truth
- LESSON 2 - The School of Miletus and the Pythagoreans
- LESSON 3 - Becoming and stability: Heraclitus and Parmenides
- LESSON 4 - Pluralist physicists: reconciling becoming and stability
- LESSON 5 - The Sophists: from Relativism to Nihilism
- LESSON 6 - Socrate: an attempt to escape from Relativism
- LESSON 7 - Platone and the Birth of Metaphysics
- LESSON 8 - Platone: the cognitive ascent to the True and Good
- LESSON 9 - Aristotele: the teacher of those who know (part 1)
- LESSON 10 - Aristotele: the teacher of those who know (part 2)
Videorecording
A video recording of each lesson is available on the course page to be enjoyed ‘on demand’ whenever and wherever you want.
Certificate
Upon completion of the course you will receive the official Schola Palatina certificate of attendance.
- Recorded lessons available on-demand
- Access to the course for 12 months
- Certificate of participation
Teacher

Prof. Luigi Girlanda
Luigi Girlanda is a tenured professor of Philosophy and Human Sciences at the Liceo ‘Mazzatinti’ in Gubbio (PG). He graduated in Philosophy in 1999 from the University of Perugia with a thesis on ‘The Problem of Jesus in the Thought of Jean Guitton’. In 2003 he graduated in Religious Sciences at the Theological Institute of Assisi with a paper on the Jewish dimension of Jesus. Since 2016, he has been registered as a journalist with the Order of Journalists of Umbria, ‘Publicists’ Register. For the past few years he has been a contributor to the journal of apologetics “Il Timone”, with whom he also edited important entries in the ‘Dictionary of Dangerous Thought’ and the ‘Dictionary of Illustrious Catholics’.
In 2006 he founded the cultural Association “Benedetto XVI”, of which he is president, and which was the subject of a prestigious award in 2013 by Pope Benedict XVI himself who, in a letter signed by him, complimented what the association is doing 'for the renewal and deepening of Catholic culture in our time'.
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