Unit One:  Intro to Greek Philosophy
Unit Two: The Pre-Socratic Philosophers
Unit Three: Plato's Apology
Unit Four:  Crito
Unit Five:  Phaedo
Unit Six:  Losing the Enlightenment

Unless otherwise noted, assignments are to
read and ponder the material.

Pace yourself and keep a checklist of your accomplishments.  Writing assignments will be posted to the class on the bulletin board.

Unit Six Assignment Summary

"Losing the Enlightenment" by Victor Davis Hanson

Final Essay, submitted to Bulletin Board

For Fun links:  Technology of the Ancient Greeks

Online Morality Play Exercise

Unit Five Assignment Summary

Phaedo, pages 229 - 281 or online
Extra Credit:  Meno, pages 203-228
Summary of Phaedo
Spark Notes:  Summary | Context | Themes, Arguments, and Ideas
The Structure of  Phaedo
Insights into Phaedo
Teaching Plato in Translation
Part One: Argumentation | Part Two:  Narrative Frame and Credibility | Part Three:  Misology | Part Four:  The Underworld
Phaedo : The Soul
Plato: Immortality and the Forms

How to Read a Book
Chapter 5: The Defeat of the Schools | Chapter 6:  On Self-Help

Phaedo Study Questions - writing assignment to be posted on bulletin board
Relatorio due for Units 3, 4 and 5
For Fun:  Causes of Death of Philosophers

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Unit Four Assignment Summary

The Philosopher in Prison  (powerpoint presentation)

Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy:  From Thales to Aristotle
Crito, pages 141 - 153 or  Online Text of Crito

Read "Plato's Socrates"

Spark Notes on the Crito (read all)
This document was purchased for use by our class.

Read Unit 4 Crito Comments

REVISIT Overview Plato's Dialogues:
Euthyphro | Apology (Plato) | Crito| Meno | Phaedo

How to Read a Book, Chapter 4: Teachers, Dead or Alive

"The Great Conversation," by Robert Hutchings
 

To Think About:  The Wilderness of Words

Crito Study Questions

Relatorio due for Units 3 and 4

For Fun:  The Extra Degree

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Unit Three Assignment Summary

Watch: An Exploration of Plato's Apology (powerpoint presentation)

Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy:  From Thales to Aristotle:
Apology, pages 115 - 140 or  Online Text of Apology
Extra Credit Reading:  The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy, Socrates,
Chapter 3 (including intro), pages 51 - 73.

Extra Credit Reading:   Plato and His Dialogues  | Plato Dialogues

Apology Study Questions - Written responses to be posted to the bulletin board.

The Trial and Execution of of Socrates in Athens. including:
The Trial and Execution of of Socrates | The Trial of Socrates
Chronology | Maps  |  Socrates ( Laertius) | Plato & Socrates  |
The Three Accusers | Greek Criminal Procedure
Apology  (Plato) | Apology (Xenophon) | Images 

Spark Notes on the Apology (read all)
(This document was purchased for use by our class).

Dr. J's Illustrated Plato's Apology

Apology Handout

Overview Plato's Dialogues:
Euthyphro | Apology (Plato) | Crito| Meno | Phaedo

Plato and His Dialogues
 
Plato Dialogues

Extra Credit For Fun:  I.F. Stone Breaks the Socrates Story

What is Close Reading? | Close Reading (link #2)

Getting an A on a Paper, including:
Thesis | Research | Close Reading | Style | Mechanics

Philosophical Terms and Methods, including:
What Is an Argument? | Vocabulary Describing Arguments | Some Good and Bad Forms of Argument

How to Read a Book, Chapter 3: Reading is Learning

To Think About:  The Calf Path

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Unit Two Assignment Summary

Studying the Pre-Socratic Philosophers (powerpoint presentation)

For Fun:  Online Interview

Greek Philosophy, by Thomas Knierim

Textbook:  Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy: From Thales to Aristotle The Pre-Socratics, particularly the chapter intros

Lecture notes on the Pre-Socratic Philosophers

Writing the Philosophy Paper

Rules of Thumb for Writing Papers

How to Read a Book, Chapter 2: The Reading of "Reading"

To Think About:  Sean Covey

Extra Credit Reading:  Presocratic Philosophy, by Richard McKirahan, in The Blackwell Guide to Ancient Philosophy, Chapter 1, p. 5-25.

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Unit One Assignment Summary

Your Study of Philosophy

Armchair Traveler:  Visit Greek Sites

Brief Overview of Early Greek Philosophy (one comment, two responses)

Timeline | Graphical Timeline | Timeline of Greek Philosophers

A Student's Guide to Philosophy (post two questions, respond to two)

How to Read a Book, Chapter 1: To The Average Reader

Reference Links:  Define four terms

To Think About:  Spencer W. Kimball

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