鈥淧hilosophy,鈥 according to Socrates, 鈥渂egins with wonder.鈥 In this course, we will survey fundamental metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical issues raised by this 鈥渟tory that began with wonder,鈥 starting with the quest of the ancient Egyptians, Indians, and Chinese and then moving on to the 鈥楤ig Questions鈥 asked by the ancient Greeks, medieval Christians, and other modern and contemporary Western thinkers.