PHIL 185 - Plato's Republic

Institution:

King's College - Pennsylvania

Subject:

Philosophy

Description:

This course poses and responds to the following critical inquiries: Where do we look for goodness in a collapsing civilization? How can we live well when vice is rewarded? Why are we drawn to the chaos of tyranny instead of the order of law? Can we find anything substantial remaining in a world of virtual reality? What can we know at this moment when falsity awaits us at every turn? These are human questions. These are ancient questions. These are the questions of the first great Western philosopher and the themes of his most famous dialogue. It is a story of lust and love, a struggle between force and persuasion, an account of traitors and citizens, a drama of laughter and sadness, an effort of destruction and creation, and a movement from fantasy to truth. These are the topics of the only book we will read in this class, a work as timeless as it is timely-these are the subjects of Plato's Republic. Cross-listed as PHIL 385.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.kings.edu

Phone Number:

(570) 208-5900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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