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Lecture Notes



Lecture Notes

These lecture notes have been developed over many years and draw on material presented by Alan Code in his Introduction to Ancient Philosophy course given at UC-Berkeley in the 1980s when I served as his Teaching Assistant. Prof. Code has granted permission for use of the material which is, at this point, integrated throughout the notes.

LEC #TOPICSLECTURE NOTES
1Introduction
2Socrates and the SophistsCharacteristic Socratic Theses (PDF)
3Socrates and the LawCharacteristic Socratic Theses (cont.) (PDF)
4Socratic MethodEuthyphro and the Elenchus (PDF)
5Knowledge and LearningMeno on Knowledge and Inquiry (PDF)
6Prudential ParadoxMeno on Knowledge and Inquiry (cont.) (PDF)
7Immortality and the SoulImmortality in the Phaedo (PDF)
8Introduction of the FormsNotes on Platonic Forms (PDF)
9Why Be Moral?Republic I-II (PDF)
10Justice in the CitySocial Justice and Psychic Justice in the Republic (PDF)
11Justice in the SoulSocial Justice and Psychic Justice in the Republic (cont.) (PDF)
12Theory of FormsPlato's Sun, Line, and Cave (PDF)
13Happiness, Liberty, and Social EngineeringPlato on Happiness (PDF)
14Aristotle on PlatoThird Man Argument (PDF)

Aristotle's Categories and Early Thoughts on Substance (PDF)
15Matter and FormAristotle's Categories II (PDF)
16Essence, GodAristotle's Four Causes (PDF)
17On the SoulAristotle on Science (PDF)
18Perception, UnderstandingAristotle on Primary Substance (PDF)
19HappinessAristotle on the Human Good (PDF)
20VirtueThe Greek Conception of Virtue (PDF)
21Weakness of WillSocrates on Weakness of Will (Akrasia) (PDF)
22FriendshipAristotle: Voluntary/Involuntary (PDF)
23ContemplationEpicurean Empiricism (PDF)
24Epicurean AtomismLucretius on Death (PDF)
25Epicurean MoralityLucretius on Death (cont.) (PDF)
26DeathLucretius on Death (cont.) (PDF)

 








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