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Module Guide: Love and Desire in Plato's Dialogues (PI32020)

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PI32020

Love and Desire in Plato's Dialogues

Level 3
Dr Todd Mei
t.s.mei@dundee.ac.uk
Room 3.9
Dr Todd Mei

Credit Rating

There are 30 credits available for this module.

Module Content

This module will explore the ways in which love and desire function within several of Plato’s dialogues as well as within philosophical understanding more generally.

It will examine in particular the dialogues the Republic, Phaedrus, Lysis and the Symposium. Related texts, such as Aristotle on friendship, will also be examined. Whilst students are not expected to have a background in ancient Greek philosophy, they will be introduced to a focussed study of the dialogues and usage of ancient Greek terms. Students will not only gain an understanding of ancient Greek philosophy and its unique approach to philosophical enquiry, but as well a unique perspective on the history of philosophy and novel ways to approach and respond to contemporary philosophical questions and problems.

Teaching

3 hours per week over 11 teaching weeks in the first semester. In each week there will be a two-hour lecture and a one-hour tutorial.

Indicative Reading

A module reader containing some of the required reading will be provided via MyDundee.

Assessment

The assessed components on this module are:

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