CHAPTER VIII--ATHENS
(Athens at least in theory embodied the pursuit of excellence.)
CHAPTER VIII--ATHENS
(Athens at least in theory embodied the pursuit of excellence.)
I. VIDEO CASSETTE OF ATHENS AND ALBERTO KNOX--NOTE THAT SOME EVENTS IN THE NOVEL SUCH AS THIS ONE APPEAR NOT TO MAKE 'SENSE.,' BUT THINK OF THE DIALECTIC WHAT MUST WE DO?.
A. THE PHILOSOPHICAL IDEA..RECALL PLATO.
B. THE PARTHENON AND ACROPOLIS
C. THE VOCABULARY OF ATHENS: POLITICS, DEMOCRACY, HISTORY, PHYSICS, LAW, ETHICS, PHILOSOPHY
D. SOPHIE IS TRANSPORTED TO ATHENS OF THE FIFTH CENTURY--SUCH IS NOT POSSIBLE , BUT...
1. USE OF THE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. PLATO’S FOUR TASKS FOR SOPHIE: (What is the PROJECT here?)--RECALL THE DOCTRINE OF THE FORMS. SEE THE PREVIOUS CHAPTERS ON THE DIVIDED LINE, CAVE ALLEGORY AND THE FORM OF THE GOOD.
a. CAN YOU MAKE 50 IDENTICAL COOKIES
b. ALL HORSES THE SAME
c. MAN’S SOUL
d. MEN / WOMEN EQUALLY SENSIBLE
II. WHAT HAPPENED?
III. HAD SOPHIE BEEN TO ATHENS?
IV. REFER TO CHAPTER 7 FOR NOTES AND PRIMARY SOURCES FOR PLATO.
SUGGESTED READINGS
AS NOTED FOR OTHER CHAPTERS, CHECK PROJECT PERSEUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS, SECTION TWO ESPECIALLY FOR AN OUTLINE OF ESSENTIAL IDEAS FOR THE GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS, WITH LINKS TO OTHER SITES.