Proseminar in Philosophy I
6 Hours Credit
Fall
2004
This
course appears in the schedule as two 3 hour classes. It meets twice
each week.
You must take both sections!
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PHI PHI 6934 001 Proseminar 3 T 6:00pm-8:50pm
FAO 248 81353
PHI PHI 6934 002 Proseminar 3 F 11:00am-1:00pm FAO 248 |
Instructor Information:
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Books: various books and handouts, listed below in each section of the course
Course
Description: Emphasis of the course is on the question "What is A Philosophical
Argument?" as this question can be answered in the various areas of Philosophy.
Central to the course will be the consideration of a series of representative
major texts exemplifying philosophical analysis, interpretation and historiography
in the various fields of philosophy. Proseminar in Philosophy I examines:
Ancient and Medieval, Modern Philosophy, Continental Philosophy, and Analytic
Philosophy.
The class meets twice per week, and is divided into 4 units of 3 1/2 weeks
each or 7 meetings per section. Attendance is expected. Notify the instructor
if an emergency arises and you cannot attend class. The structure is designed
to underscore the intensity of concentration that will be expected of you.
In each section you will be expected to write and perhaps to present your
own short papers. Readings are essential, and the discussions will be designed
to both introduce you to the area and, most importantly, to introduce you
to the style of current philosophical writings and argument in these areas,
both by reviewing current work and by writing. The course will be required
for new students, and is highly advisable for students already in the program.
Ancient
& Medieval Philosophy
Texts:
Plato,
The Republic, Grube and Reeve, trans. (Hackett, 2nd edition)
Plato,
The Symposium, Woodruff and Nehemas, translators, (Hackett, 1989)
Plato,
Laches and Charmides, Sprague, trans. (Hackett, 1992)
T 8/24: Harold Tarrant. "Where Plato Speaks: Reflections on an Ancient Debate," in Who Speaks for Plato? Studies in Platonic Anonymity, Gerald Press, editor (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2000). [On Electronic Reserve]
F 8/27: Joanne Waugh. "Socrates and the Character of Platonic Dialogue," in Who Speaks for Plato? Studies in Platonic Anonymity, Gerald Press, editor (Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2000). Plato, The Charmides (Hackett, 1992)
T 8/31: Eric Havelock."The Socratic Problem: Some Second Thoughts," in Essays in Ancient Greek Philosophy, Volume Two. John P. Anton and Anthony Preus, editors (Albany: SUNY Press, 1983) 147-173.
Plato, The Laches (Hackett, 1992)
F 9/3: Plato, The Republic (Hackett, 2nd ed.)
T 9/7: Plato, The Republic (Hackett, 2nd ed.)
F 9/10: The Symposium (Hackett,1989).
Michael Stokes, "Socrates and a tragic poet," Plato's Socratic Conversations: Drama and Dialectic in Three Dialogues (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1986)
soc trag poet file 1 of 2
soc trag poet file 2 of 2
T 9/14: Giovanni Ferrari, "Platonic Love," in The Cambridge Companion to Plato, (New York: Cambridge University Press)
Diskin Clay. "The Tragic and Comic Poet of the Symposium," in Essays in Ancient Greek Philosophy, Volume Two. John P. Anton and Anthony Preus, editors (Albany: SUNYPress, 1983)
Modern
Philosophy
Modern
Section Syllabus
Continental
Philosophy
Texts:
Guignon
& Pereboom, Eds. Existentialism: Basic Writings. (Hackett,
2nd ed.)
Rorty. Consequences of Pragmatism. (U. Minnesota Pr., 1982)
MacIntyre. After Virtue. (U. Notre Dame Pr., 2nd ed.)
African
Philosophy
Texts:
African Philosophy Section Syllabus
NOTE: Final grades for the course will be based on the grades for each unit, and each unit's grade will be equally weighted. Each unit’s grade will be based upon grades received for writing assignments and upon class participation.