PHI 234AA: Plato
SYLLABUS:
PHI 234AA Plato -- Available in Fall 2024
PRESENTATION SCHEDULE:
PHI 234AA, Fall 2024 - MW 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. (Sect. #) -- Available Fall 2024
COURSE NOTES:
Reading List I: Beginning of course through Plato's Epistemology
Reading List III: Plato's Ethics through the end of the course
Socrates' Life in Context: Key events in his life (from Dr. Freeland)
Diogenes Laertius on Socrates: Some Interesting Things about Socrates' Life
Plato's Life in Context: Key events in his life (from Dr. Freeland)
Diogenes Laertius on Plato: Some Interesting Things about Plato's Life
Evidence from Aristotle and Alexander of Plato's "Argument from the Sciences" in favor of the Forms
What Forms Are There? My list of Forms from Plato's Dialogues (and elsewhere)
PAPER ASSIGNMENTS (and ABBREVIATION GUIDE FOR GRADING):
First Paper Assignment -- Available when Dr. Y announces in class.
Second Paper Assignment -- Available when Dr. Y announces in class.
Third Paper Assignment -- Available when Dr. Y announces in class.
Grading Legend -- Explanations for the abbreviations on your graded papers
ADVICE ON WRITING PAPERS:
Dr. Y's Example of a Poor Introduction to your Paper (and why it is poor)
How to cite passages in your papers
PRESENTATION GUIDELINES AND EXAMPLES:
General Guidelines on the Elements of a Presentation for PHI 234AA
PHI 234AA, 1st Example of a Presentation: Evidence of Socrates from Plato's Writings
ARTICLE SUMMARY GUIDELINES:
This is a template of how to write the first Passage Summary
OPTIONAL COURSE MATERIAL (Only Look at and/or Print This Stuff If You're Interested in It):
Dr. Y's "The Importance of Philosophy: Why does philosophy matter? Why bother with it?"
Dr. Y's List of Fallacies -- A whole bunch of fallacies: Don't commit these and point them out when others do!
Some Greek Words That are Useful to Know in Interpreting Plato's Works
The Perseus Project -- This huge database shows you the English and the Greek of Plato (and many other Greek authors) [Click on the triangle next to "Plato" for a long list of dialogues]
Optional Extra Credit Assignment -- Available when Dr. Y announces in class.