Socrates

3 credits

This course explores Plato's Socrates, as well as ancient and modern critiques of Socrates, from Aristophanes' CLOUDS to Socrates' place in the philosophies of Hegel, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche. We will conclude with Kierkegaard's contrast between Socrates and Christ, and with Nietzsche's contrast between Socrates and Dionysus. **Permission of the Department Head is required to register.** *Note: Students may receive credit for one of PHIL 410AJ or PHIL 310AJ.*