Ancient Greek Philosophy

Aug. 26 Introduction to the Course

Subjects, Methods, and Context for Presocratic Philosophy

Aug. 28 Presocratic Philosophy: Milesians, Pythagoras, Xenophanes, Heraclitus, Parmenides

Reading: A Presocratics Reader, pp 1-53

Sept. 2 Presocratic Philosophy: Pluralists, Atomism, Sophists

Reading: A Presocratics Reader, pp 53-113

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Sept. 4 Apology

Sept. 9 Crito

Sept. 11 Phaedo
(Available on the web at http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/phaedo.htm…)

Sept. 16 Phaedo

Sept. 18 Meno

Sept. 23 Meno

Sept. 25 Republic Bk. VI, VII

(Available on the web http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/republic.h…)

FIRST PAPER DUE

Sept. 30 Symposium

Oct. 2 Symposium

Oct. 7 Symposium

Oct. 9 MIDTERM EXAM

Oct. 16 Physics, i 1, 5-6, 7-9; ii; iii 1-3; viii 1, 4-6, 8

Oct. 21 De Anima i 1, 2-4; ii 1-6, 11, 12

Oct. 23 De Anima iii 1-3, 4-5, 10-11

Oct. 28 Metaphysics i 1-4, 6, 9; ii 1; iii 1; iv 1-6

Oct. 30 Metaphysics vii; xii 6-9, 10; xiii 10

Nov. 4 Nicomachean Ethics i 1-10,13; ii 1-7; iii 1-7

Nov. 6 Nicomachean Ethics v 1-2,7,10; vi 1-3, 5-8, 12-13; vii 1-3; viii 1-3, 9

Nov. 11 Nicomachean Ethics ix 4, 7-9, 12; x 4-9

Nov. 13 Politics i 1-6; ii 1, 2, 3-5; iii 1, 4, 6-12

Nov. 18 Politics IV 1, 3, 11; v 1, 8, 9; vii 1-3, 8-9, 13, 15

SECOND PAPER DUE

Nov. 20 Epicureans

Hellenistic Philosophy, Introductory Readings, Section I

Nov. 25 Epicureans

Hellenistic Philosophy, Introductory Readings, Section I

Dec. 2 Stoicism

Hellenistic Philosophy, Introductory Readings, Section II

Dec. 4 Stoicism and Skepticism

Hellenistic Philosophy, Introductory Readings, Section II, III

Dec. 5 THIRD PAPER DUE  (5:00pm)

Dec. 8 10:00am Additional optional review for final exam (Trinkle 204)

Dec. 9 FINAL EXAM 3:30-6:00 pm