Phl 514 Plato

Study of selected dialogues of Plato with attention to such topics as his theory of forms, moral philosophy, political philosophy, and to the individual topics of the dialogues, as, for example, knowledge, being, virtue, piety, love, friendship, the state, the nature of philosophy. Also offered for undergraduate-level credit as Phl 414 and may be taken only once for credit. Recommended prerequisite: 8 credits in philosophy.