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Dec 26, 2024
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POSC 312 - Socratic Politics 3 Credit Hours
This course looks at the how and why approach to political philosophy championed by Socrates. While Socrates left no written record, we will explore his students and the students of his students. Of particular note will be Xenophon’s writings as the lesser known of Socrates’s students (most people remember Plato). We will study the approach of Xenophon in the Socratic tradition by reading a few of his main works, to include his analysis of who Socrates was and why Athens executed him (Memorabilia) -spoiler alert, he was speaking the truth to people who did not want to listen. Xenophon pulled no punches and neither will we.
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