PHH
3062 HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY I: ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
Tuesday & Thursday: 2:00 3:15
INSTRUCTOR: Ms. Jennifer Ingle Office
Hours: T/R 1:00 2:00 p.m.
Office: FAO 232 and by appointment
Office Phone: 974-5896
Email: jingle24@tampabay.rr.com
A course in the history of philosophy is not only a journey into the ancestral roots of western philosophy and western civilization; it is also a preparation for any serious academic work in philosophy, intellectual history, and most areas within the humanities. The course aims at helping students to understand and to appreciate the intellectual contribution of the pre-Socrates and the major philosophers who laid the foundation for western philosophy and through that contributed immensely to the emergence and development of western civilization. Thus, the materials cover the mythological tradition that preceded philosophy and extends from Hesiod in the ancient times through Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle and to Augustine and Aquinas in the medieval times.
REQUIRED TEXTS
McKirahan, Richard D., Jr., Philosophy Before Socrates
Havelock, Eric A., Preface
to Plato
Plato, The Meno
Plato, The Protagoras
Plato, The Symposium
Plato, The Republic,
Grube trans. Reeve rev.
Aristotle, Introduction
to Arisotle, McKeon, ed.
Augustine, Against the
Academicians and The Teacher,
King trans.
Anselm, Monologion and
Proslogion, Williams, trans.
Five Texts on
the Mediaeval Problem of Universals,
Spade ed.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
Attendance
is mandatory. Any student who misses
four or more class meetings cannot expect to receive a grade higher than a B
for the course; students missing six or more classes cannot expect a grade
higher than a C; students missing eight or more classes cannot expect a grade
higher than a D. Students who
anticipate being absent from class due to religious observance should inform
the instructor by the second class meeting.
GRADING POLICY
100-93% A
92-90% A-
89-87% B+
86-83% B
82-80% B-
79-77% C+
76-73% C
72-70% C-
69-67% D+
66-63% D
63-60% D-
59-0% F
Each student will be required to write two examinations and one paper of 8-10 pages on some aspect of Platos dialogues or Platonic philosophy. (Students should choose the topic in consultation with the instructor.) Study questions for the examinations will be distributed approximately two weeks before the date of the examination. The examination will consist of questions taken from the list of study questions; students will elect to answer any combination of questions from the list of questions that comprises the exam, as long as the questions selected total at least 100 points.
30% Midterm Examination
30% Final Examination
40% Paper
The Writing Center is located in CPR 257, and you are encouraged to make appointments and consult with the writing tutors. Each time you go, your writing will improve. It is free, and you may seek assistance with papers unrelated to this course.
INSTRUCTOR AVAILABILIY
The
easiest and best way to reach me is email.
If you need to schedule an appointment outside of my office hours, email
me. Feel free to stop by my office,
with or without a question.
The penalty for plagiarism or cheating will be automatic failure in the course. See me if you are in doubt as to what constitutes plagiarism.
8/27 Introduction
8/29 Thales,
Anaximander and Anaximenes
Reading: McKirahan, 20-58
Havelock,
48-68
9/3 Heraclitus
and Parmenides
Reading: McKirahan, 116-178
Havelock,
115-133
9/5 Zeno
& Melissus
Reading: McKirahan, 179-195; 292-302
9/10 Fifth
Century Atomism
Reading: McKirahan, 303-343
9/12 Sophists
& Nomos/Phusis
Reading: McKirahan, 353-413
9/17 The
Socratic Problem/Meno
Reading: Plato, Meno
Havelock, 3-35
9/19 Plato,
Meno
Reading: Plato, Meno
Havelock, 197-214
9/24 Plato,
Meno
Reading: Plato, Meno
Havelock, 215-233
9/26 Plato,
Protagoras
Reading: Plato, Protagoras
Havelock, 234-253
10/1 Plato,
Protagoras
Reading: Plato, Protagoras
10/3 Plato,
Protagoras
Reading: Plato, Protagoras
10/8 First
Exam
10/10 Plato,
Symposium
Reading: Plato, Symposium
10/15 Plato,
Symposium
Reading: Plato, Symposium
10/17 Plato,
Symposium
Reading: Plato, Symposium
10/22 Plato,
Republic
Reading: Plato, Republic, 1-93
10/24 Plato,
Republic
Reading: Plato, Republic, 94-185
10/29 Plato,
Republic
Reading: Plato, Republic, 186-240
Havelock,
254-275
10/31 Plato,
Republic
Reading: Plato, Republic, 241-292
Havelock,
276-311
11/5 Aristotle,
Categories, Metaphysics
Reading: Aristotle, Metaphysics, I & XII
11/7 Aristotle,
Metaphysics/Physics
Reading: Aristotle, Physics, II
11/12 Aristotle,
Physics/Posterior Analytics
Reading: Physics,
II, Posterior Analytics II
11/14 Augustine
Reading: Augustine, Against the Academicians, 1-94
11/19 Anselm
Reading: Anselm
11/21 Aquinas/Existence
of God
Reading: TBA
Research
Papers Due
11/26 Aquinas/Existence
of God
Reading: TBA*
11/28 Thanksgiving
Holiday NO CLASS
12/3 Problem
of Universals
Reading: Porphyry & Boetheius
12/5 Problem
of Universals
Reading: Abelard & Ockham
*
This reading will either be distributed in class or available at Pro-Copy.