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Jeremy M. Fischer
PHIL 335
Seattle Campus
Designed especially for philosophy majors, but open to non-majors. Intensive study of Plato' s masterpiece. Prerequisite: one PHIL course.
Class description
This course will examine Plato’s Republic in intensive detail, with the challenging aim of finding some unity behind the many subjects investigated (including metaphysics, epistemology, moral psychology, ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of education, aesthetics, and philosophy of religion). We will cover one chapter per week, with frequent written assignments in which you will be required to demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the text.
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