| Dr. Christian Perring |
E-mail: cperring@bigfoot.com |
| Office Room: 330B RC |
Class web page: https://www.angelfire.com/ms/perring/phl001.html
(note that this is P H L zero zero one) |
| Office Phone: 244-3349 |
| CRN: 90437 |
TR 11.30 am - 12.50 pm |
RC 201 |
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| Office Hours: TR 2.00 - 4.00 pm |
| CRN: 90441 |
T 5.30 - 8.10 pm |
RC 317 |
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CRN: 93430
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M 5.30 - 8.10 pm
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RC 311
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Course Description: This course is an interdisciplinary study
of the growth of Western culture through the study of philosophical and
other texts. It covers the period from the earliest recorded history through
Hebrew, Greek and Roman thought, the rise of Christianity, and the Renaissance.
Readings will be from the Old and New Testaments, Sophocles, the Pre-Socratics,
Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas.
Teaching Goals: My goals are for you to learn about a number
of different views of the world, and for you to see how it is possible
to compare and evaluate these views. You shall learn some facts about the
ideas of different thinkers, but more importantly you shall understand
these ideas and shall be able to explain them clearly in both speech and
writing. My tasks in teaching are to help you learn and to evaluate your
progress as fairly as possible. You will find many of the texts challenging,
and you will need to read them thoughtfully several times in order to understand
them. If you feel in need of help with the course work, I encourage you
to form study groups with your classmates or to come to me during my office
hours. If during the semester you experience any difficulty in keeping
up with the workload and getting assignments done on time, you should let
me know as soon as you can, so we can work round the problem. Please never
feel reluctant to come to me to discuss issues: remember the ultimate goal
of this course is that you benefit from taking it.
For guidelines about my policies concerning written work, late work,
make-ups, grading policy, and some terminology, see my guidelines
page.
Paper Topics and Book Suggestions
Class Notes
Schedule
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Book |
Reading |
| Sep 9: Week 0 |
Introduction |
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| Sep 14, 16: Week 1 |
The Old Testament |
Bible |
Genesis |
| Sep 21, 23: Week 2 |
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Proverbs |
| Sep 28, 30: Week 3 |
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Solomon |
| Oct 5, 7: Week 4 |
Aristophanes |
Four Comedies |
Lysistrata |
| Oct 12, 14: Week 5 |
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The Birds |
| Oct 19, 21: Week 6 |
Socrates |
A Guided Tour of Five Works by Plato |
Plato's Apology |
| Oct 26, 28: Week 7 |
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Plato's Crito |
| Nov 2, 4: Week 8 |
Plato |
Other Selves: Philosophers on Friendship |
Lysis |
| Nov 9, 11: Week 9 |
Aristotle |
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Nicomachean Ethics |
| Nov 16, 18: Week 10 |
The New Testament |
The Bible |
Matthew |
| Nov 23: Week 11 |
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Romans |
| Nov 30, Dec 2 |
Seneca |
Other Selves: Philosophers on Friendship |
On Philosophy and Friendship, On Grief for Lost Friends |
| Dec 7, 9 |
Thomas Aquinas |
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Questions on Love and Charity |
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Harpercollins
Study Bible : New Revised Standard Version. Harper San Francisco,
1993.