Syllabus

Required Text

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

Recommended Texts

• Ackrill, Aristotle the Philosopher (B485 A3 1981)
• Barnes, The Presocratic Philosophers (B188 B34)
• Burnet, Early Greek Philosophy (B188B9)
• Guthrie, A History of Greek Philosophy (B171 G83)
• Hussey, The Presocratics (B188 H87)
• Kirk, Raven, & Schofield, The Presocratic Philosophers [KRS] (B188 K5 1983)
• McKirihan, Philosophy Before Socrates (B187.5 M35 1994)
• Ring, Beginning with the Presocratics, second edition (B188 R55)
• Shields, The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy (B171 B65 2003)

Lecture Schedule

Reading Assignments

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

A. The Presocratics

1. Introduction RAGP, viii-xiii, 1-6	2. The Milesians RAGP: 7-11 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: 19-25 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: 26-30 Ring: 82-118 Burnet, ch. 4 KRS: 239-262 Hussey: 78-106 Barnes: 155-230 McKirihan: 151-178 Shields: 16-20
5. Zeno RAGP: 31-33 Ring: 119-127 Burnet, ch. 8 KRS: 263-279 Barnes: 231-302 McKirihan: 179-195	6. Empedocles RAGP: 33-47 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: 47-50 Ring: 137-143 Burnet, ch. 6 KRS: 352-384 Guthrie (vol. 2): 266-294 McKirihan: 196-231	8. The Atomists RAGP: 51-59 Ring: 143-151 Burnet, ch. 9 KRS: 402-433 Guthrie (vol. 2): 382-404 McKirihan: 303-343 Shields: 20-24

B. Socrates and Plato

• RAGP, 74-79 [Introduction to Plato]
• RAGP: 79-90, 144-201 [Euthyphro, Meno, Phaedo]
• RAGP: 311-368, 401-404 [Republic (books V-VII, excerpt from book X)]
• RAGP: 419-424 [Parmenides (127a-135d)]
• RAGP: 425-445 [Timaeus (27e-58c)]

Recommended:

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

C. Aristotle

• RAGP, 446-452 [Introduction to Aristotle]
• RAGP: 452-456 [Categories, Chapters 1-5]
• RAGP: 475-492 [Physics, Books I and II (excerpts)]
• RAGP: 496-502 [On On Coming-to-be and Ceasing-to-be, Book I (excerpts)]
• RAGP: 530-535 [Parts of Animals, Book I (excerpts)]
• RAGP: 536-572 [Metaphysics, Books I, IV, VI, VII, VIII (excerpts)]
• RAGP: 512-523 [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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