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Dialogues of Plato
Faculty of Arts
ANCIENT 245
Dialogues of Plato
Description
An interpretative study with attention to the literary form, dramatic and rhetorical features and dialectical method, with their implications for our understanding of the arguments, concepts and positions presented. Dialogues to be read involve topics such as: ethics, the soul, love, education, knowledge, politics, reason and persuasion, the theory of forms and the nature of the cosmos.
Availability 2021
Not taught in 2021
Lecturer(s)
TBA
Points
ANCIENT 245: 15.0 points
Prerequisites
15 points at Stage I in Classical Studies, Ancient History, Classical Studies and Ancient History, Philosophy, or GREEK 101, or LATIN 101, or EUROPEAN 100, and 30 points passed
Restrictions
ANCIENT 345, CLASSICS 240, 340