Text Seminar: Plato's Republic

PHI4244.01
Course System Home Terms Spring 2015 Text Seminar: Plato's Republic

Course Description

Summary

***Time Change New Description*** Plato's _Republic_ is not only a foundational work in the history of Western political philosophy, but also a fascinating and beautiful work of literature.  It has provocative and even radical things to say about human nature, ethics, education, family, government, and art.  We will work our way methodically through the primary text while engaging with some of the best Plato scholarship along the way to aid our understanding.  As participants in this seminar we will become a community of readers, writers, and thinkers, and thereby make our own contribution to the tradition of scholarship on this text.

Prerequisites

Prior work in Philosophy.

Please contact the faculty member :

Instructor

  • Karen Gover

Day and Time

Academic Term

Spring 2015

Area of Study

Credits

4

Course Level

4000

Maximum Enrollment

16