Syllabus
* Mandatory:
PLATO. The Republic of Plato. New York: Basic Books, 2016.
* Recommended:
ANNAS, J. An introduction to Plato's Republic. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1981.
BLOOM, A.: ‘An Interpretative Essay’ In: PLATO. The Republic of Plato. New York: Basic Books, 2016. MCPHERRAN, M. L. Plato's Republic: a critical guide. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. SHERMAN, D. Soul, world, and idea: an interpretation of Plato's Republic and Phaedo. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2013.
STRAUSS, L. The city and man. Phoenix ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1978.
Annotation
Reading and interpretation of one of the most significant Plato's works that discusses essential topics of his philosophy. Students are expected to read given passages at home and discuss them in class.
1. Book I: Introduction: Cephalus, Polemarchus, Thrasymachus
2. Book II: Speeches of Glaucon and Adeimantus, foundation of 1st and 2nd polis
3. Book II: Guards
4. Book III: Education of guards in speech, music, gymnastics
5. Book III: Guards’ selection
6. Book IV: War and unity of polis
7. Book IV: Parts of virtues and parts of soul
8. Book V: Women and children; rule of philosophers
9. Book VI: Philosophical nature; allegories of Sun and Line
10. Book VII: Allegory of the Cave, philosophers’ education
11. Book VIII: Kinds of constitution, decline of polis
12. Book IX: Tyranny and erós
13. Book X: Poetry and mimésis