Plato

PHP 4000 001	Eleni Tsalla
TR 12:30-1:45	Office Hours: TR 2:00-3:00 FAO 218
SOC 159	etsalla@luna.cas.usf.edu
	Phone: 974 5946

Description

This course is an examination of Plato’s major philosophical themes through acquaintance with some of his dialogues in their entirety.

Texts

Required:

1. Plato, Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo. Trans. G.M.A. Grube, Hackert.

2. Plato, Protagoras, Trans. S. Lombardo and K. Bell, Hackert.

3. Plato, Symposium, Trans. P. Woodruff and A. Nehamas, Hackert.

Recommended:

1. G.M.A. Grube, Plato’s Thought, Hackert.

Grades

The grades will be based on a mid-term exam (35p), a final exam (35p), and a term paper (30p). Regular attendance is required.

Meetings and Topics

Week 1 August 27, 29 Introduction

Week 2 September 3, 5 Apology

Week 3 September 10, 12 Apology

Week 4 September 17, 19 Euthyphro

Week 5 September 24, 26 Crito

Week 6 October 1, 3 Protagoras

Week 7 October 8 Protagoras;

October 10 Mid-term Examination

Week 8 October 15, 17 Meno

Week 9 October 22, 24 Meno

Week 10 October 29, 31 Symposium

Week 11 November 5, 7 Symposium

Week 12 November 12, 14 Phaedo

Week 13 November 19, 21 Phaedo

Week 14 November 26 Phaedo

November 28 Thanksgiving

Week 15 November 3, 5 Plato’s Later Dialogues

December 5 Last day of classes, Term Paper Due

December 12 Final Examination