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Advanced Seminar: Reading Plato -- Spring, 2001

Instructor: Tom Trelogan
Office: Smith House (1007 20th St.)
Office Hours: 10:30-11:30 MWF, and by appointment
Office Phone: 351-1561
Home Phone: 353-8253
E-mail: tom.trelogan@unco.edu

Course Objectives

The seminar will be devoted to an examination of series of recent articles on the problem of how and where one can find Plato's thought in Plato's dialogues.

During the course of the semester, each of you will be expected to do a seminar presentation on one of the articles contained in Who Speaks for Plato? and to lead a follow-up discussion on topics opened up by your presentation.

Texts

The texts for the course are contained in the following books, which will be available at The Book Stop, the book store located at 931 16th St.

• Plato. The Collected Dialogues of Plato. Hamilton, Edith, and Huntington Cairns, eds. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1984. (ISBN: 0691097186)
• Press, Gerald A., ed. Who Speaks for Plato?: Studies in Anonymity. New York: Rowman and Littlefield, 2000. (ISBN: 0847692191)

Assignments and Policies

There will be assigned readings to prepare for the meetings of the seminar throughout the term, and as indicated above, you'll be responsible for a seminar presentation as well. In addition, a term paper of some ten to fifteen pages is required on a topic to be approved by me. You may, if you wish, make this an extension of your seminar presentation. Active participation in the seminar is expected thoughout the semester -- as is, of course, regular attendance. A class newsgroup is available to provide opportunities to extend your participation beyond the confines of the meetings of the course. Participation in the discussion there is strongly encouraged, but not required. (I do, however, require you to have an e-mail address so that we can contact one another by e-mail if need be.) Your work will be evaluated on the basis of the quantity and quality of your participation (30%), the quality of your seminar presentation (30%), and the quality of your final paper. Also, if your major is philosophy, to receive credit for the course you will have to complete, by the end of the semester, the department's outcomes assessment exam. Last but not least, the penalty for plagiarism or cheating on any assignment will be denial of credit for the entire course.