Ancient Philosophy
For this is an experience which is characteristic of a philosopher, this wondering: this is where philosophy begins and nowhere else. --Plato, Theaetetus
PHIL 4321.001: Ancient Philosophy
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Fall 2020
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Don Berkich
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TR 9:30 - 10:45 RFEB-108
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Schedule
Please note that this schedule is tentative and authoritative: Changes may be made, but they would be made here. Thus this page supersedes any page with which it conflicts..
| Thursday, 8/20 | Introduction | |
| Tuesday, 8/25 | Apology | |
| Thursday, 8/27 | Crito | |
| Tuesday, 9/1 | Republic, Book I | |
| Thursday, 9/3 | Republic, Book II | |
| Monday, 9/7 | Labor Day Holiday | |
| Tuesday, 9/8 | Republic, Books II & III | Essay I Assigned |
| Thursday, 9/10 | Republic, Book III | |
| Tuesday, 9/15 | Republic, Books III & IV | Essay I Due |
| Thursday, 9/17 | Republic, Book IV | |
| Tuesday, 9/22 | Republic, Book V | |
| Thursday, 9/24 | Republic, Book VI | Essay II Assigned |
| Tuesday, 9/29 | Republic, Book VII | |
| Thursday, 10/1 | Republic, Book VIII | Essay II Due |
| Tuesday, 10/6 | Republic, Book IX | Essay III Assigned |
| Thursday, 10/8 | Republic, Book X | |
| Tuesday, 10/13 | Republic, Summation Day | Essay III Due; Essay IV Assigned |
| Thursday, 10/15 | Nicomachean Ethics Book I | |
| Tuesday, 10/20 | Nicomachean Ethics Book II | Essay IV Due |
| Thursday, 10/22 | Nicomachean Ethics Book III | |
| Tuesday, 10/27 | Nicomachean Ethics Book IV | |
| Thursday, 10/29 | Nicomachean Ethics Book V | Essays V & VI Assigned |
| Tuesday, 11/3 | Nicomachean Ethics Books IV & V | |
| Thursday, 11/5 | Nicomachean Ethics Book VI | |
| Tuesday, 11/10 | Nicomachean Ethics Book VII | Essays V & VI Due |
| Thursday, 11/12 | Graduate School/Professional School Talk | |
| Tuesday, 11/17 | Nicomachean Ethics Book VIII | Essay VII Assigned |
| Thursday, 11/19 | Nicomachean Ethics Book IX | |
| Tuesday, 11/24 | Nicomachean Ethics Book X | Essay VII Due |
| Wednesday, 11/25 | Reading Day | Essay VIII Assigned |
| Thursday, 11/26 | Thanksgiving Holiday | |
| Monday, 11/30 | Reading Day | |
| Monday, 12/7 | All Essays Due by 5:00 pm |