Arts Youth Min. New York, 1996. Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo . A Rulebook for Arguments. In addition to these texts, you will also be required to read selections from other philosophical texts, which I will put on reserve in the library or give to you in class.
Philosophy is concerned with ultimate questions.
Socrates thought that being ignorant of such question constituted a kind of slavery, a destitution of the soul. Seeking the answers to these questions, he thought, is a task for everyone a task neglected at our peril. For this reason, Socrates spent his days in conversation with others about these basic questions. Socrates hoped he and his interlocutors would come to understand themselves better. In this course, we will enter into a dialogue with Socrates and other Ancient and Medieval thinkers about these ultimate questions with the goal of understanding our selves and our world better.