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Academic Year 2004/2005

Plato's REPUBLIC
PHIL 303 SP
Crosslistings:
COL 267
CCIV 257

This course is a close reading of one of the most influential and controversial texts in the Western philosophical tradition, Plato's REPUBLIC. The REPUBLIC's concerns are very broad indeed; it addresses itself to the two most fundamental questions: What is the world like? and How should I live? Accordingly, we will study the REPUBLIC from as many points of view as possible, examining it as a work of philosophy, of rhetoric, of literature, of political science, etc.

MAJOR READINGS

Plato's REPUBLIC;
various secondary readings.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three papers.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS COL    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: [PHIL201 or COL359 or CCIV217] OR PHIL217 OR GOVT159 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-21-2005

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