History of Philosophy I- Ancient Philosophical Thought
Philosophy 220-01
Dr. Green
Fall 2002
Office: Fitzelle Hall 116
Hours: 11-12 MWF
Phone: 2470
Email: greenmk@oneonta.edu
Course Goal: To examine the ancient roots of Western Civilization.
Objectives: To develop an appreciation or our Western cultural heritage, to foster an
understanding of philosophical issues, and to enhance the ability to understand and
intelligently evaluate arguments.
Course Description: A historical consideration of the most significant philosophies in
Western Civilization from Thales to St. Augustine.
Assignments
Date
Greek History
Assignment
Aug 26
Aug 28
Human Origins
Human Origins Readings
Neolithic
Neolithic Readings
Neolithic Progress or Regress?
Neolithic Questions
Aug 30
IndoEuropeans
Indo-European Questions
Indo-European Readings
Sep 02 Greek History ·
Questions · Minoan and Mycenean
Sep 04 Greek History ·
Questions · The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece
Sep 06 Greek History ·
Questions · The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece
Sep 09 The Greek Historians ·
Sep 11 The Greek Historians ·
Sep 13 The Greek Historians ·
Heredotus - Persians and Greeks
Thucydides - Pericles' Funeral Oration
Thucydides - The Melian Dialogue
Sep 16
Sep 18
Sep 20
No Class
Review
Test I: Greek History Study Guide
Sep 23
Test I: Greek History Essay
Greek Literature
Sep 25
Sep 27
Greek Literature - Homer The Iliad About Homer
Greek Literature - Homer The Iliad
Greek Literature - Male Anger
Greek Literature - The Recognition of Anger
Sep 30
Oct 02
Greek Literature - Homer The Odyssey
Greek Literature - Homer The Odyssey
Oct 04
Greek Literature - Aeschylus Prometheus Bound
Greek Literature - About Aeschylus
Greek Literature - Highlights of the Play
Greek Literature - The Origins of Greek Tragedy
Oct 07
Greek Literature - Sophocles Oedipus the King
Greek Literature - About Sophocles
Oct 09
Greek Literature - Sophocles Oedipus
Oct 11
Greek Literature - Euripides - The Bacchae
Oct 14
Greek Literature - Euripides - The Bacchae
Oct 16
Greek Literature - Aristophanes - Lysistrata About Aristophanes
Oct 18
Greek Literature - Aristophanes - Lysistrata
Greek Literature - Important Cultural Figures
Oct 23
Oct 25
Test 2 Greek Literature Test 2 Essays
No Class
About Euripides
Greek Religion and Philosophy
Oct 28
Greek Religion - Religion
Oct 30
Pre-Socratics -The Philosopher Scientists Pre-Socratics - Pythagoras
Nov 01
Pre-Socratics – Heraclitus
Pre-Socratics - The Eleatics
Nov 04
Pre-Socratics - Qualitative Pluralism Pre-Socratics - Atomism
Nov 06
Pre-Socratics - The Sophists
Nov 08
Plato's The Republic Socrates Visits the Piraeus
Nov 11
Plato's The Republic Tradition, Social Position, and Power
Nov 13
Plato's The Republic The Three Cities
Nov 15
Plato's The Republic The Four Virtues
Nov 18
Plato's The Republic The Nature of Knowledge The Allegory of the Sun
Nov 20
Nov 22
Plato's The Republic The Four Degrees of Knowledge
Plato's The Republic The Human Condition The Allegory of the Cave
Nov 25
Plato's The Republic The Just and the Unjust Compared
Plato's The Republic The Just and the Unjust Compared
Nov 27
Nov 29
No Class
No Class
Dec 02
Aristotle On the Soul
Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics The Function of Man
Dec 04
Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics The Nature of Virtue
Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics The Moral Virtues
Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics The Table of the Virtues
Dec 06
Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics The Nature of Justice
Dec 09
Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics The Different Kinds of Virtue
Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics The Contemplative Life
Dec 13
Final: 2-4:30 Study Guide
The requirements for this course are:
Three tests, which count for 2/5 of the grade. These will be a combination of essay and
multiple choice questions.
Papers and notebook, which count for 2/5 of the grade. Each student is expected to
maintain a notebook with notes and discussions on the readings. These will be collected
periodically without advance notice. Discussion and analysis papers will also be part of
the grade.
Class participation and homework on disk, which count 1/5 of the grade. The homework
assignments are on the website. Completed assignments will be automatically emailed to
your instructor.
The grading policy of this course is:
All tests will be worth 100 points. The Raw Scores for each test will be converted to Tscores, which standardizes the grades with a mean of 500. Grades will be based upon the
T-score and will be assigned as follows:
Score Grade
601 and above A
575-600
A550-574
B+
525-549
B
500-524
B475-499
C+
450-474
C
425-449
C400-424
D+
375-399
D
350-374
D349 and below
E
Policies:
There will be no make-up exams. If a student misses a test, then he/she will receive a
zero for that portion of his/her grade.
Students are expected to adhere to the University policies concerning academic honesty.
Accordingly, one must do his/her own work without the aid of other students, unless
instructed otherwise. This prohibits cheating on exams as well as claiming authorship for
something that has been copied from someone else (plagiarism). Anyone caught cheating
in any form, including but not limited to the above, will receive a zero for that
assignment, and such actions will be reported to the appropriate Dean for further action.
Students are expected to spend at least three hours outside of class for every hour in class.
Students are expected to exhibit common courtesy in class and not to exhibit any form of
disruptive behavior. Students who do not exhibit respect for their fellow students will be
removed from the class.