Plato's Triad: THEAETETUS, SOPHIST, STATESMAN
PHIL 315
Spring 2009
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| Crosslisting:
COL 296 |
This seminar will focus on a group of three Platonic dialogues linked dramatically and thematically -- the THEAETETUS, SOPHIST, and STATESMAN -- that together present some of Plato's most sophisticated views in epistemology, metaphysics, and politics. Often assigned to the latter part of his career, these are works in which Plato seems to enter a more self-critical phase in his writing, where we find a return to some of the topics that occupy him in the REPUBLIC, such as the nature of knowledge and reality, as well as further reflections on issues of philosophical method. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Logical Reasoning, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA PHIL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Tentative Readings:
Plato, THEAETETUS, SOPHIST, STATESMAN
Secondary source materials.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Student-led discussion, two short papers (5-6 pages); one longer research paper (20+ pages). |
| Instructor(s): Irani,Tushar Times: ....R.. 07:00PM-09:50PM; Location: FISK115; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 12 | | SR major: 6 | JR major: 6 | | |
| Seats Available: 8 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: X |
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