Resources to aid the study of Plato

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Electronic Texts

The first philosophy we will read is by Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher. These four books, often called The Last Days of Socrates, will be read in the order listed. Click on any one of them for the electronic text.

Euthyphro
Apology
Crito
Phaedo
"Allegory of the Cave"

Lecture Notes

Here, I have gathered the notes from my lectures on each of these works, and I have added some introductory material.

Lecture notes on the origins of philosphy.
Lecture notes on the background to Socrates and Plato.
Lecture notes on the Euthyphro.
Lecture notes on the Apology.
Lecture notes on the Crito.
Lecture notes on the "Allegory of the Cave"
Lecture notes on the Phaedo.

Assignments

There are five writing assignments taken from these Platonic dialogues.

First is a summary of the Euthyphro.
Second is an abstract of the Apology.
Third is an extraction of the thesis of the Crito.
Fourth is an outline of the "Allegory of the Cave."
The fifth assignment is a major essay about Socrates's philosophy.

Recommended Resources:

You might find some useful information at these other sites. Please let me know of any valuable discoveries.

American Philosophy Association
Philosophy on the 'Net

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   August 30, 1999