Schedule
of Readings and Assignments
Honors Core Seminar
HUM 120 / PHL
230
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HUM 120 |
PHL 230 |
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Week 1 |
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Monday 8/23 |
What is Western civilization? Introduction to Mesopotamia Suggested Reading: National Geographic article on Iraq and Lost Treasures from Iraq. |
Introductions and Syllabi |
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Wednesday 8/25 |
Student presentations on The Epic of Gilgamesh
and The Code of Hammurabi Text, pp. 1-12, |
Early Greek Philosophy: The Pre-Socratics Read Ancient Philosophy 1-28 Link to Parmenides Link to Zeno |
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Week 2 |
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Monday 8/30 |
Egypt
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Socrates and the Read: Euthyphro and Student presentations on the Euthyphro |
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Wednesday 9/1 |
Film on Egypt and imperialism |
Socrates and the Sophists Read: Apology Student presentations on the Apology |
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Week 3 |
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Monday 9/6 |
No Class |
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Wednesday 9/8 |
Archaic Greece Text, pp. 31-53 |
Plato: Metaphysics Read: Phaedo Study Guide for the First Philosophy Quiz Quiz 1 |
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Week 4 |
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Monday 9/13 JOURNAL COLLECTION |
Student presentations on the Iliad, the Odyssey, and on Sappho’s Poems Complete text of The Iliad Reader, pp. 35-55 |
Plato: Metaphysics Read: Student presentations on Republic and Symposium |
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Wednesday |
Study Guide for the First Quiz Quiz 1
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Plato: Metaphysics Read: Parmenides (all) Student presentations on Parmenides |
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Week 5 |
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Monday 9/20 |
Hellenic Period – History – Film Text, pp. 55-71 |
Plato: Metaphysics Read:
Republic
(470a-480a; 502d-521b) & Symposium (199d-215e) Student presentations on Republic
and Symposium |
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Wednesday 9/22 |
Student presentations on Greek plays: Oedipus the King and The Trojan Women |
Plato: Metaphysics Read: Parmenides (all)
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Sunday
9/26 |
By the
People, 1:00-4:30 PM
Participation Credit (3 points possible) |
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Week 6, |
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Monday 9/27 |
Hellenic Art and Architecture Ancient City of
Athens Text, pp. 71-83 |
Plato: Ethics and Politics Read: Republic Book I (all) and Book II (357b-376e) Republic Book X (all) |
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Wednesday 9/29 |
Introduction to the Hellenistic Period….History Text, pp. 87-100 |
Plato: Ethics and Politics Read: Republic Book I (all) and Book II (357b-376e) Republic Book X (all) Quiz 2 |
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Week 7 |
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Monday 10/4 |
Hellenistic Art and Architecture Text, pp. 101-107 |
Aristotle: Return to the Phenomena Student presentations on Physics |
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Wednesday, 10/6 |
Quiz 2
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Aristotle: Return to the Phenomena Physics II (Chapters 1-3) |
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Week 8 |
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Monday, 10/11 JOURNAL COLLECTION |
Roman History Text, pp. 109-123 |
Aristotle: Psyche and Truth Student presentations on On the Soul |
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Wednesday 10/13 |
Student presentations on the Aeneid and Metamorphoses Reader, pp. 109-118, 120-132 |
Aristotle: Ethics and
Politics
Read: Nicomachean Ethics Book I and II Student presentations on NE |
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Week 9 |
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Monday, 10/18 |
Roman Art and Architecture Text, pp. 123-141 |
Aristotle: Ethics and Politics Read: Nicomachean Ethics Book III (chapters 1-5) and Book X (all) |
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Wednesday |
Judaism and student presentations on
Genesis and Job Text, pp. 145-157 Reader, 141-155 |
The Peripatetic
School and Hellenistic Philosophy
Quiz 3 |
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Week 10 |
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Monday, 10/25 |
Christianity Text, pp. 157-167 |
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Wednesday 10/27 |
Student presentations on the New Testament |
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Friday
10/29 |
Women's Day
Participation points for each session attended |
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Week 11 |
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Monday 11/1 |
Quiz 3 Neo-Platonism and Early Christian Philosophy Tertullian, Augustine, Origen
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Augustine: City of God Book 12 ff. Student presentations |
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Wednesday 11/3 |
Augustine: On the Free Choice of the Will
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Early Christian Philosophers (includes possible journal questions) |
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Week 12 |
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Monday 11/8 JOURNAL COLLECTION |
Decline of Rome and Triumph of Christianity....The Byzantine Empire
and the Early Medieval West.....Text, 169-186 |
Student presentations on The Alexiad and on Beowulf Text, pp. 189-199 |
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Wednesday 11/10 |
Quiz 4 in Philosophy Introduction to Islam.....Humanities Text, Text, pp. 203-212
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Week 13 |
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Monday 11/15 |
Introduction to Islam continued |
Islamic Science, Art and Architecture |
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Wednesday 11/17 |
Islamic Philosophy (This includes links to the readings not aren't in the text.) Al Ghazali, The Incoherence of Philosophy Al Ghazali, "The Deliverance from Error" |
Ibn Rushd, The Incoherence of the Incoherence Ibn Rushd, The Decisive Treatise
(in text) |
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Week 14 |
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Monday 11/22 |
Student Presentations on the Koran, Rumi, etc. Reader, pp. 192-217 |
Anselm: Faith and Reason Read: Proslogion and Debate with Guanilo |
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Wednesday |
Introduction to the High Middle Age Text, pp. 227-241 |
Study Guide for the 5th Philosophy Quiz |
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Week 15 |
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Monday 11/29 |
Quiz 4 in Humanities Student
presentations on Dante. Chretien de Troyes, and Hildegard of Bingen Reader, pp. 221-225, 235-251 Art and Architecture |
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Wednesday 12/2 |
Quiz 5 in Philosophy Aquinas: Aristotelian Christianity. Proving
God’s Existence, the Proper Relation between Faith and Reason, and the
Happy Life. Read: Anselm, Proslogion. Read: Summa Theologica First Part Q1-2. Read: Summa Theologica First Part of
Second Part Q2-3, Q5, Q10, and Q13 |
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Week 16 |
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Monday 12/6 LAST JOURNALS ACCEPTED |
Student Presentations on Chaucer Reader, pp. 263-274 |
Aquinas Read: Summa Theologica Treatise on Natural Law Q94-96 and Second Part of Second Part: Q40 –on war. |
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Wednesday |
Reflections on Western Culture Quiz 5 in Humanities |
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Week 17 |
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Monday |
FINAL EXAM |
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Wednesday |
LAST DAY JUBILEE |
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Updated: December 1, 2004