PHIL 301 Assignments
Fall 2009 Ancient Philosophy
Syllabus is here (pdf).
Text: Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy, ed. Cohen. Published by Hackett
Assignments
8/25
* Written diagnostic exam prompts (pdf)
* Examples of how not to format your essay (pdf)
8/27
* Review lecture notes on early Milesians
* Read Cohen, Introduction [1]
* Read Cohen, Introduction [2]
* Read Cohen, Milesians [1]
* Read Cohen, Milesians [2]
9/1
Review Pythagoras lecture
Read Cohen, Pythagoras
9/3
Read my essay on Heraclitus
Read Cohen, Heraclitus
Read Cohen, Parmenides
Review Parmenides presentations and my reconstruction of Parmenides’ argument
Review my instructions on how to format your papers. No, really. Check it out. I had fun making the videos.
9/8
Read Anaxagoras. Review lectures
9/15
Read Empedocles. Review lectures
9/22
Read Zeno. Review lectures.
Zeno
9/24
Read Leucippus and Democritus. Review atomism lecture.
Exam 1 distributed. Due Oct 8.
Unit II Plato
9/29
- Read introduction to Plato; begin reading the Meno. Have Meno completed before class on 10/8
10/1
- Continue Meno
10/6 Dr. Hood Furlough Day (not a University Furlough Day)
10/8 Exam #1 due.
- Republic Books I and II
10/13
- Republic IV-V
10/15
- Republic V-VI
10/20
Plato exam due NOV 12th. Hard copies only.
- Republic VII
Plato chart - Metaphysics and Epistemology. [NEW]
11/3 Aristotle
- Aristotle notes – this is a long pdf (23 pgs)
- Categories ch. 1-5 (Cohen)
- *reminder* – Don’t forget to do your creative projects. They are due by the last class session.
11/17 & 11/19 Aristotle
- Please finish reading my Aristotle lecture notes (see above)
- Aristotle exam (due Thurs 12/10 – you may have an extension to Thurs 12/17 at 5pm)
Our last class session is 12/10. There are no class sessions after this date and no final exam.
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