What Is Philosophy?

January 14 – January 21

Brief overview of the subject in dialogue with Plato’s Apology

Author

Affiliation

Christopher L. Holland

Saint Louis University

1 Readings

Begin by reading over the course syllabus. It is available here.

Our first text will be the Apology by Plato. We’ll be reading from the translation found in the Loeb Classical Library (vol. 36). You may need to log in through Okta to see the text.

Reading Schedule

Due	Text
Th, Jan 16	Syllabus and Apology 17a–24a
Tu, Jan 21	Apology 24b–42a

2 Notes and Presentations

• Slide Show: What Is Philosophy?
• Excerpt from Clouds by Aristophanes
• Outline: Notes on Socrates

3 Assignments

Assignment Schedule

Available	Due	Assignment
Tu, Jan 21	Fri, Jan 24	Self-Assessment Quiz 1

References

Aristophanes. 2002. “Clouds.” In The trials of Socrates: six classic texts, edited by C. D. C. Reeve, translated by Peter Meineck, 89–176. Indianapolis: Hackett Pub. Co.

Plato. 2017. Euthyphro. Apology. Crito. Phaedo. Edited and translated by Christopher Emlyn-Jones and William Preddy. Loeb Classical Library 36. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. https://www.loebclassics.com/view/LCL036/2017/volume.xml.