Plato's Ethics

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

The central question of Plato's dialogues is how to live well. This ethical question involves others about virtue(s), knowledge, being, human psychology, and politics. In this seminar, we will focus on a theme in Plato's ethics, for example, how to become virtuous, love and friendship, the value of belief and knowledge, or immortality. Depending on the theme, the course may be devoted to the study of a single dialogue or a few connected dialogues. While no prior knowledge of Plato or Attic Greek is required, students must be prepared to grapple with difficult texts on their own terms.