PHIL 304
Spring 2008 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
COL 306 |
What is persuasion and how does it work? The first moral psychology of the Western tradition was not a creation of philosophers but of rhetoricians, who needed an account of moral psychology to investigate the power of persuasion (and to harness it for their own purposes). The philosophers of the ancient Western world placed themselves in opposition to the older rhetorical tradition. This course investigates these two views of the nature of persuasion and the psychology each presupposes. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA PHIL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: [PHIL201 or COL359 or CCIV217] OR PHIL217 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Plato's GORGIAS
Gorgia's ENCOMIUM OF HELEN OF TROY
Fragment of Protagoras and other rhetoricians
Various secondary readings
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Examinations and Assignments:
2 class presentations, 1 short paper, 1 research paper |
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