PHIL 15
Plato's Symposium and Its Afterlife Winter 2019

Cross-listed COMP 15 / CLAS 15 / WGSS 15
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Plato’s Symposium commemorates a gathering held at the home of the poet Agathon of Athens, in 416 BCE, shortly after his first victory in the tragedy contest. The attendees of Agathon’s drinking party agree to dedicate their evening to delivering speeches in praise of love (eros/Eros). This dialogue has long been one of Plato’s most widely appreciated works and its influence has ranged far beyond the purview of academic philosophy. We will read and analyze the dialogue itself, then turn to an eclectic array of works inspired by the Symposium to study its artistic and philosophical “afterlife.”
The Class: Format: mornings
Limit: 8
Grading: pass/fail only
Requirements/Evaluation: 5-page paper and an in-class presentation of independent research
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: preference given to majors or intending majors in Classics, Comparative Literature, WGSS, or Philosophy
Materials/Lab Fee: cost of books
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
PHIL 15 COMP 15 CLAS 15 WGSS 15

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