^{Philosophy 190.000, Fall 2005
Freshman Seminar: Socrates
(revised 11/15/05 )}

Instructor
Steven K. Strange
Office: 320 Bowden Hall (7-0460)
Office hours: Tu 10-12AM and by appointment (Bowden 320)


Texts
The following translations are required:

Reeve,  C.D.C., ed. The Trials of Socrates (Hackett pb 0-87220-589-4)

Plato, Laches and Charmides, ed. R. K. Sprague (Hackett pb 0-87220-134-1)

Xenophon, Conversations of Socrates, ed. H. Tredennick and R. Waterfield (Penguin pb 014044517X)

Epictetus, Handbook, ed. N. White (Hackett pb 0-915145-69-3)

Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols (Hackett pb 0-87220-354-9)

Requirements & Grading
Your course grade will be based on the following factors:

Class attendance and participation (20%)

Two writing assignments of 7-10 pp. (about 2000-2500 words) each (20% each)

A midterm in-class examination (15%)

A take-home final examination (25%)

Essays must be on an approved topic, and must conform to announced requirements. The first of these two submissions must be substantially revised and resubmitted on the basis of critical comments from the instructor.

All students must complete all required assignments in order to pass the course.

Your responsibilities: Exams must be taken at scheduled times. All other work must be submitted on time, unless permission is granted in advance by the instructor or teaching associate. All work submitted must be your own and prepared specifically for this course, except for quotations and citations of primary texts or secondary material, all of which must be acknowledged. Use (that is, quotation or paraphrase) of others' work, or your own work from other courses, without proper acknowledgment, constitutes a violation of the Emory College Honor Code. Electronic communication devices must be must be kept off and may not be used during class sessions.



Schedule of Class Meetings & Readings:

Week 1 (1-8 Sept.): Plato, Euthyphro

Week 2 (13-15 Sept.): Aristophanes, Clouds

Week 3 (15-20 Sept.): Plato, Apology

Week 4 (22-27 Sept.): Plato, Apology, cont'd

Week 5 (29 Sept.-6 Oct.): ; Xenophon, Apology

Thursday 6 Oct.: midterm exam

(11 October: Emory Fall Break)

Week 6 (6-18 Oct.): Plato, Crito; Phaedo selection

Week 7 (20-25 Oct.): Plato, Laches, Charmides

(Essay 1 due Sunday 1 Nov.)

Week 8 (27 Oct.-1 Nov.) : Xenophon, Memorabilia I-II.5, III.9 & 11, IV

Week 9 (3-8 Nov.): Xenophon, Symposium and Oeconomicus

(Essay 1 revision due Wednesday 9 Nov.)

Week 10 (10-17 Nov.): Epictetus, Handbook

Week 11 (22 Nov.): A. A. Long, "The Socratic Imprint on Epictetus' Philosophy", ch.1 from S. Strange & J. Zupko, eds., Stoicism: Traditions & Transformations

(24 Nov.: Thanksgiving)

(Essay 2 due Wednesday 30 Nov.)

Week 12 (29 Nov.-1 Dec.): Montaigne, On Physiognomy and selection from Cicero, On Fate

Week 13 (6-8 Dec.): Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols

13 Dec.: Takehome final exam assigned, due Saturday 17 Dec.