Syllabus, Autumn 2007

Required Text

• Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy (third edition), edited by S. M. Cohen, P. Curd, and C. D. C. Reeve (RAGP)

Recommended Texts

These are all on reserve at OUGL:

• Ackrill, Aristotle the Philosopher
• Barnes, The Presocratic Philosophers
• Burnet, Early Greek Philosophy
• Guthrie, A History of Greek Philosophy
• Hussey, The Presocratics
• Kirk, Raven, & Schofield, The Presocratic Philosophers (KRS)
• McKirihan, Philosophy Before Socrates
• Ring, Beginning with the Presocratics (second edition)
• Shields, The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy
• Readings on Electronic Reserve (Reserve)

Lecture Schedule

Reading Assignments

Only those in boldface are required; note that the page numbers in RAGP are to the third edition.

A. The Presocratics

1. Introduction RAGP, viii-xiii, 1-7	2. The Milesians RAGP: 8-14 Ring: 1-34 Burnet, ch. 1 KRS: 76-162 Hussey: 1-31 Guthrie (vol. 1): 39-145 Barnes: 3-56 McKirihan: 20-58 Shields: 5-8
3. Heraclitus RAGP: 24-34 Ring: 59-81 Burnet, ch. 3 KRS: 181-212 Hussey: 32-59 Guthrie (vol. 1): 403-492 Barnes: 57-81 McKirihan: 116-150 Shields: 11-16	4. Parmenides RAGP: 35-41 Ring: 82-118 Burnet, ch. 4 KRS: 239-262 Hussey: 78-106 Barnes: 155-230 McKirihan: 151-178 Shields: 16-20 E-reserve: Furley (on Parmenides)
5. Zeno RAGP: 59-63 Ring: 119-127 Burnet, ch. 8 KRS: 263-279 Barnes: 231-302 McKirihan: 179-195 E-reserve: Thomson, Benacerraf	6. Empedocles RAGP: 47-58 Ring: 128-136 Burnet, ch. 5 KRS: 280-321 Burnet: 197-250 Guthrie (vol. 2): 138-159 Hussey: 127-148 McKirihan: 232-291
7. Anaxagoras RAGP: 42-47 Ring: 137-143 Burnet, ch. 6 KRS: 352-384 Guthrie (vol. 2): 266-294 McKirihan: 196-231 E-reserve: Kerferd	8. The Atomists RAGP: 64-71 Ring: 143-151 Burnet, ch. 9 KRS: 402-433 Guthrie (vol. 2): 382-404 McKirihan: 303-343 Shields: 20-24 E-reserve: Furley (on the Atomists)

B. Socrates and Plato

• RAGP, 89-96 [Introduction to Plato]
• RAGP: 97-114, 203-281 [Euthyphro, Meno, Phaedo]
• RAGP: 445-528, 578-581 [Republic (books V-VII, excerpt from book X)]
• RAGP: 604-613 [Parmenides (127b-135d)]
• RAGP: 614- 644 [Timaeus (27e-58c)]

Recommended:

• Apology, Crito [in RAGP]
• Guthrie (vol. 3): 325-488; (vol. 4): 236-265, 324-365, 487-521
• Shields: 55-99
• E-reserve: Cherniss; Vlastos; Wedberg; Strang

C. Aristotle

• RAGP, 645-654 [Introduction to Aristotle]
• RAGP: 656-662 [Categories, Chapters 1-5]
• RAGP: 694-719 [Physics, Books I and II (excerpts)]
• RAGP: 727-735 [On Generation & Corruption, Book I (excerpts)]
• RAGP: 749-757 [Parts of Animals, Book I (excerpts)]
• RAGP: 758-800 [Metaphysics, Books I, IV, VII, VIII (excerpts)]
• RAGP: 809-825 [De Anima, Books I and II (excerpts)]

Recommended:

• E-reserve: Matthews and Cohen
• Ackrill, Aristotle the Philosopher: all, esp. 1-54, 116-134
• Shields, The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy: 163-183, 211-227

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