HUMS 4901
Research Seminar: Antiquity to the Middle Ages
An interdisciplinary seminar on a selected topic in the humanities from Antiquity to the Middle Ages. The topic will vary from year to year.
2026
Topics
- Fri, Sep 11 The Handbook of Platonism and Plato
- Fri, Sep 18 Philosophy and Aristotle
- Fri, Sep 25 Stoicism
- Fri, Oct 2 Epicureanism
- Fri, Oct 9 The Handbook of Platonism and Plato
- Fri, Oct 16 Metaphysics Aristotle
- Fri, Nov 6 Epicureanism
- Fri, Nov 13 The Handbook of Platonism and Plato
- Fri, Nov 20 Ethics and Aristotle
- Fri, Nov 27 Stoicism 35)
- Fri, Dec 4 Epicureanism
- Revised Aug 12, 2026
Readings
- Alcinous. The Handbook of Platonism. Trans. John Dillon. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993.
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing in the Bachelor of Humanities program. Seminar three hours a week.