| CODE | PHI2037 | ||||||
| TITLE | Plato: Three Dialogues (Republic, Symposium, Phaedrus) | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Philosophy | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Together with Socrates and Aristotle, Plato (c.427-347 B.C.) is universally recognised as one of the shapers of the whole intellectual tradition of the West. This study-unit will look closely at the form and content of three of Plato's best-known and most beautiful dialogues. The study-unit is directed not only to philosophy students at any level, but also to students from other disciplines, including literature, history, and cultural studies in general. Study-Unit Aims: The aim is to introduce students to the main issues raised by Plato through a close reading of the Republic, the Symposium and the Phaedrus. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Engage critically with primary texts; - Identify and review relevant secondary literature concerning the Republic, Symposium and Phaedrus; - Explain the continuing interest in these texts by contemporary philosophers. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Read analytically and critically the primary texts; - Present coherent arguments related to the topics in the primary texts; - Write an assignment on a theme related to the primary texts. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Primary Texts: - Plato (2008) Republic. Trans. R. Waterfield. Oxford: Oxford University Press. - Plato (2001) Symposium and Phaedrus. Trans. T. Griffith. New York: Everyman’s Library. Secondary Texts (Compulsory): - Melling, D.J. (1987) Understanding Plato. Oxford: Oxford University Press. - Hare, R.M. (1982) Plato. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | John Avellino |
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