| Time | Days | Location | Instructor | GER | Credit | OPUS Class Number | Syllabus (Tentative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2:00pm-3:15pm | MW | Callaway Center C101 | Robert Bartlett. | HAP. | 4 | 13112 | TBA. |
This course will examine the idea central to classical political philosophy and, as it happens, to human life: what is virtue? What, in other words, are the qualities or characteristics that mark off both an excellent community and an excellent human being from bad or base ones? We will examine in staggering detail Plato's answer to the question of the virtuous community in his Laws, a book much more practical or "realistic" than his fantastic Republic. We will then turn to the writing of Plato's best student, Aristotle, that deals most directly with the question of what individual excellence or virtue consists in, namely, the Nicomachean Ethics.
Required Textbooks, Articles, and Resources
- 1988. The Laws (Ed. & Translation Thomas l. Pangle). ISBN: 9780226671109.Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- 1999. Elements of Style. ISBN: 9780205309023.4th Edition, Allyn and Bacon
- Emory University Custom Course Packet.
Grading
| Assignment/Exam | Details | % of Total Grade |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Papers, weekly quizzes, attendance and participation. | NA | Unknown% |
| Final Examination | NA | Unknown% |
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