^{Philosophy 367WR(01P), Fall 2005
Seminar in Ancient Philosophy: Plato and Platonism
(revised 11/27/05 )}

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


Co-Teaching Associate
Kelly Arenson
Office hours: W 2-3PM and by appointment (Bowden 109)


Texts
The following translations are required:

Plato, Complete Works, ed. J. Cooper and D. S. Hutcheson (Hackett cloth 0-87220-349-2)

Alcinous, The Handbook of Platonism, ed. J. Dillon (Oxford pb 0198236077)

Dillon, J. and L. Gerson eds., Readings in Neoplatonic Philosophy (Hackett pb 0-87220-707-2)

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

Class attendance and participation (20%)

Three writing assignments of 7-10 pp. (about 2000-2500 words) each, the second one to be revised and resubmitted (20% each)

A final examination (20%)

Essays must be on an approved topic, and must conform to announced requirements. The second of the essay submissions must be substantially revised and resubmitted on the basis of critical comments from the instructor and/or teaching associate.

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

Your responsibilities: All 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: 12 Sept.
Phaedo

Week 2: 19 Sept.
Republic V-VII

Week 3: 26 Sept.
Phaedrus

(Essay 1 due Wed. 5 October)

Week 4: 3 Oct.
Symposium 198a-end
Parmenides
Epistles II & VII

(10 October: Emory Fall Break)

Week 5: 17 Oct.
Timaeus

(Sunday, 23 Oct.: Essay 2 due)

Week 6: 24 Oct.
Physics I
Metaphysics I, VII, XII
Speusippus & Xenocrates

Week 7: 31 Oct.
De Anima
Alcinous

(Revision of Essay 2 due Wed 2 Nov )

Week 8: 7 Nov.
Numenius, Porphyry's Life of Plotinus

Week 9: 14 Nov.
begin Gerson & Dillon reader: Plotinus, Enneads I.6, IV.7, IV.8, V.1, V.2

(Essay 3 due Saturday night 19-20 Nov.)

Week 10: 21 Nov.
Plotinus, Enneads I.1, I.8, III.8, V.5, VI.4 from Gerson & Dillon


Week 11: 28 Nov.
Plotinus, Enneads I.4, V.3, VI.7, VI.8 from Gerson & Dillon

Week 12: 5 Dec.
Porphyry & Iamblichus selections from Gerson & Dillon

Week 13: 12 Dec.
Proclus selections from Gerson & Dillon

Takehome final exam due Saturday 17 Dec.