Seminar Materials
Philosophy 300—Cranks & Sages: Greek & Roman Philosophy
Fall 2023

The materials for the seminar consist of four required books and various handouts and links to articles, the sequence of which is listed on the course schedule page. 

A.   Here are the four required books:

  1. A Presocratics Reader: Selected Fragments and Testimonia, 2nd edition, edited by Patricia Curd (2011, Hackett Publishing: 9781603843058)
  2. A Plato Reader: Eight Essential Dialogues, edited and translated by C. D. C. Reeve (Hackett Publishing, 2012: 978-1603848114)
  3. Aristotle, Introductory Readings, edited and translated by Terence Irwin and Gail Fine (Hackett Publishing, 1996: 978-087220-339-6)
  4. Seneca’s Letters from a Stoic, translated by Robin Campbell (Penguin Classic, 1969: 978-0140442106)

 

B.   There is one recommended (but not required) book and it is in our Campus Store:

Introducing Aristotle: A Graphic Guide by Rupert Woodfin & Judy Groves (Icon Books, 2010: 978-1848311695)


C. Some readings on the “Seminar Schedule” page are listed as links to pdfs on the course’s Google folder, or to external sites.

D. Some other readings in the “Seminar Schedule” are links to New York Times articles, to which—though you may not realize it—you already have a subscription;  our library has worked out a deal with the NYT whereby all SMCM students, faculty, and staff can activate a subscription at no additional charge. (Beyond your tuition, that is!)

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