COL343 - Socratic Paradoxes Old and New

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Academic Year 2004/2005

Socratic Paradoxes Old and New
COL 343 FA

Crosslistings:
PHIL 340

Is human wisdom our grasp of the fact that we know nothing? This question is the center of a group of questions which have come to be known collectively as the Socratic Paradoxes. They concern virtue, happiness, the nature of wisdom and the best way to live. These questions are the fruit of the thought of Socrates, who is the first great philosopher of the Western tradition. In this course we will examine these questions in their original context and contemporary philosophical reflections on them.

MAJOR READINGS

DIALOGUES of Plato
THE MEMORABILIA of Xenophon
THE CLOUDS of Aristophanes
SOCRATES, IRONIST AND MORAL PHILOSOPHER by Gregory Vlastos

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Papers to be delivered in class
research paper (final, 20 pages)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Course is only open to Philosophy majors, COL majors, or by permssion of instructor.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA PHIL Grading Mode: Student Option

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Jones,Mary-Hannah

Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: BTFDA414;

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 18)

SR. major: 9 Jr. major: 9

SR. non-major: 0 Jr. non-major: 0 SO: 0 FR: 0

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Ethical Reasoning, Writing

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-21-2005