BK = Baird & Kaufmann, Ancient Philosophy (pp in 5^th ed.); Shields = Classical Philosophy

       Date          Topic                                   Reading assignment         

1.    Jan. 20      Introduction / Inauguration      NB: sections do NOT meet this week.  

       Jan. 22      The first philosophers          Milesians, Xenophanes (BK 1-13, 17-8); Shields pp 1-9

2.    Jan. 27      Change and multiplicity       Heraclitus, Parmenides (BK 18-26); Shields pp 9-18

       Jan. 29      Being and unity                   Parmenides, Zeno (BK 22-30); Shields pp 13-20

I. Socrates

3.    Feb. 3       Sophists                               Protagoras 309-340 + BK 43-4; Shields pp 24-30

       Feb. 5       Socratic questions                Euthyphro (BK 70-82); Shields pp 33-45

4.    Feb. 10     Socrates on trial                   Apology (BK 82-99)

       Feb. 12     Virtue and knowledge         Protagoras 348-end; Shields pp 45-51

5.    Feb. 17     Justice and law                     Crito (BK 99-107); Shields pp 51-6

*     Feb. 19     Midterm Exam #1: covering weeks 1-5 (Presocratics, Sophists, Socrates)

II. Plato

6.    Feb. 24     Plato’s project                      Meno 70-100 (BK 151-75); Shields pp 59-66

       Feb. 26     Souls and forms                   Phaedo 57-90 (BK 108-32); Shields pp 70-80

7.    Mar. 3      Platonic explanation            Phaedo 91-118 (BK 132-50)

       Mar. 5      TBA

8.    Mar. 10    Justice and function             Republic 1-2 (BK 210-33)

       Mar. 12    Virtue and desire                 Republic 3-4 (BK 233-49); Shields pp 86-95

Spring Break: March 14-22

9.    Mar. 24    Platonic justice                     Republic 5 (BK 249-71)

       Mar. 26    Knowledge and belief          Republic 6-7 (BK 271-83); Shields pp 80-6

10.  Mar. 31    Platonic problems                Parmenides (BK 283-90); Shields pp 98-103

*     April 2      Midterm Exam #2: covering weeks 6-10 (mainly Plato)        

III. Aristotle

11.  April 7      Aristotle’s project                Metaphysics 1 (BK 338-53); Shields pp 109-11

       April 9      Substance and attribute        Categories, Interpretation (BK 313-22); Shields pp 111-16

12.  April 14    Matter and form                  Physics 2.1-3 (BK 327-31); Shields pp 116-22

       April 16    Teleology                            Physics 2.4-9 (BK 331-8); Shields pp 122-32

13.  April 21    Soul and life                        On Soul (BK 364-9); Shields pp 132-6

       April 23    Human nature                      Ethics 1 (BK 369-83); Shields pp 136-41

14.  April 28    Virtue and happiness           Ethics 2 (BK 383-92)

       April 30    Responsibility                      Ethics 3 (BK 392-400)

15.  May 5       Rational action                     Ethics 7 (BK 415-25)

       May 7       Epicurean pleasures             To Menoeceus, Principal Doctrines (BK 474-81)

*     May 14     Final Exam, Thursday 9-12: cumulative but mainly weeks 9-15 (Aristotle)