Philosophy 303 WPhl 303      Instructor: Richard L. Wilson
Room: G215
Schedule A1 Fridays 6:30-9:15 Sept. 10, Oct 1 and 22, Nov. 12, Dec. 3 and 17.

E-Mail: rwilson@towson.edu
Website: http://www.research.umbc.edu/~rwilso4

Office Hours:  8:00-10:00 Wednesdays
               Home Phone: 410-821-5928
Course Content: This course will cover 3 major areas of Ancient Greek Philosophy. We will study the Presocratic era, the work of Plato and the work of Aristotle. Since this is a vast amount of material to cover in one semester we shall focus on 2 specific works. One specific text which we shall study is Plato's Republic. In addition we shall focus on Aristotle's Physics. Our overall goal is to provide students with a basic foundation of some of the major ideas in Ancient Greek Philosophy.

Learning Objectives:
1.To gain a grasp of some of the major theories of Ancient Greek Philosophy.
2. To learn how to reflect Philosophically.
3. To gain insight into the nature of Philosophical argumentation.
4. To learn how to understand and evaluate the Philosophical positions of the Philosophers we read.
 
Grading:
1. 4 Quizzes          30%
2. 1 final Exam       40%
3. 1 5-7 page paper   20%
4. Participation      10%
 
Texts:
The Classical Mind by W. T. Jones. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers, 1970.

Ancient Philosophy by Forrest E. Baird and Walter Kaufmann. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.3rd edition, 2000.

Reading Schedule:
Sept. 10  Jones pp. 1-108.
Oct. 1    Jones pp. 108-213.
October 22  Baird and Kaufmann, pp. 212-281
Nov. 12     Jones pp. 214-311.
Dec. 3      Baird and Kaufmann, pp. 308-312 and 322-333.
Dec 17.