Class times: 6.30 pm Wednesday: 3, 10, 17 & 24 Feb and 3 & 10 Mar, 2021
Zoom link for all six sessions
Dial-in back in case of internet disruptions: 03 7018 2005 | Meeting ID: 842 6273 3654 | Password: 195615
Readings
Find the pages references for the weekly readings in the course outline.
There are various translations of The Republic online, including the LOEB Classical Library Greek/English editions: Download Bk 1 to V | Bk VI to X
Plato’s Republic in classical Greek read online
Catch-up Classes
Week 1
1st Session (03/02/2021) | Justice in the State and in the Person | Page 368 to 376c & 434e to 441c
Week 2
2nd Session (10/02/21) | What is a Philosopher? | Page 471c to 487a
Week 3
3rd Session (17/02/21) | Why Philosophers are not valued | Page 487b to 502c
Week 4
4th Session (25/02/21) | The Divided Line and the Cave | Page 502d to 521c
Week 5
5th Session (3/03/21) | Philosopher’s Education Program | Page 521c to 535a
Week 6
6th Session (10/03/21) | Democracy, Tyranny and the Myth of Er | Page 562a to 592b & 614a to 621d
A reading of the Myth of Er — Thanks Kathy V.