So I'm just going to call this a "metaphysics" page, and be done
with
the question of naming it. Now, since ancient inquiries into that which
is often reflected or prompted considerations pertinent to the fields
we
now call natural science, ethics, religious studies, political thought,
and epistemology, this page will also present some material relating to
these topics.
As for whether this stuff is really deep, evil, and/or scary...read
it and find out.
Supplementary Notes, Syllabi, and Other Materials for PHIL 301: History of Western Philosophy: Ancient (a.k.a. Deep Evil Scary Metaphysics Variety Pack Sampler)
Main
Page
for PHIL 301, Fall 2007
Syllabus
for Section 001 (T 4:30 - 7:10)
Syllabus
for Section 002 (T R 1:30 - 2:45)
List of
Supplementary Readings, Fall 2007 (includes both required and optional
readings)
Anaximander's
Columns Page
Another
translation of Parmenides' fragments
Notes on
Parmenides, Zeno, and Melissus (1998 version)
Notes on
the Eleatics (Parmenides, Zeno, and Melissus) (2002 version)
Notes on
Anaxagoras and Philolaus
Notes
on Aristotle's Metaphysics Book A (=Book I), Chapters 1 and 2
Supplementary Notes, Syllabus, and Other Materials for PHIL
323/ GOVT 323: Classical Western Political Theory (a.k.a. Deep Evil
Scary Metaphysics of Politics)
Main
Page for PHIL 323/ GOVT 323, Fall 2004
Syllabus
for Section 001
List of
Supplementary Readings, Fall 2004 (includes both required and optional
readings)
Notes on
Plato's Republic Books V -
VII: Knowledge, the search for knowledge, and good
Supplementary Notes for PHIL 391, Section 002 (Spring 1998):
Aristotle
(a.k.a. Deep Evil Scary Metaphysics Part III)
Physics
Beta
(B), part 1
Physics
Beta
(B), part 2
Physics
Gamma,
part 1
Physics
Gamma,
part 2
Physics
Delta:
Number
Physics
Epsilon
(E)
Physics
Zeta
(Z)
The
"Forms"
and the "Third Man"
Supplementary Notes for PHIL 391, Section 003 (Spring 2001):
Aristotle's
Nicomachean Ethics (a.k.a. Deep Evil Scary Metaphysics of Ethics)
Notes on
Nicomachean
Ethics Book I, Chapter 7
Notes on
Nicomachean
Ethics Book II
Notes on
Nicomachean
Ethics Book V: Justice
Notes on
Nicomachean
Ethics Book VI
Supplementary Notes, Syllabus, and Other Materials for PHIL
421,
Section 001 (Spring 2003): Seminar in Philosophy: Aristotle (a.k.a.
Advanced
Deep Evil Scary Metaphysics)
PHIL 421
Spring 2003 Main Page
PHIL
421 Spring 2003 Syllabus
Spring
2003 Reading Assignments
General
introduction to Aristotle
Pluralism
without Relativism in the Nicomachean Ethics
See also Supplementary Notes for PHIL 391/003 (Spring 2001), above
Supplementary Notes, Syllabus, and Other Materials for PHIL
421,
Section 001 (Spring 2004): Seminar in Philosophy: Plato (a.k.a. Other
Advanced
Deep Evil Scary Metaphysics)
PHIL 421
Spring 2004 Main Page
PHIL
421 Spring 2004 Syllabus
Spring
2004 Reading Assignments
Supplementary Notes, Syllabus, and other
materials for PHIL 421, Section 001 (Spring 2006): Seminar in
Philosophy: Plato: Knowledge, Justice, and Good (a.k.a. Deep Evil Scary
Metaphysics of Ethics and Epistemology)
PHIL 421
Spring 2006 Main Page
PHIL 421
Spring 2006 Syllabus
PHIL 421
Spring 2006 Supplementary Readings
Supplementary Notes, Syllabus, and other materials for PHIL
602, Section 001 (Spring 2006): Plato: Selected Dialogues (M.A. Program
in Philosophy)
PHIL 602
Spring 2006 Main Page
PHIL 602
Spring 2006 Syllabus
PHIL 602
Spring 2006 Supplementary Readings
Supplementary
Notes, Syllabus, and other materials for PHIL 421, Section 001 (Spring
2007): Seminar in Philosophy: Aristotle's Ethics and Politics (a.k.a. Intensive
Deep Evil Scary Metaphysics of Ethics and Politics)
PHIL 421
Spring 2007 Main Page
PHIL 421
Spring 2007 Syllabus
PHIL 421
Spring 2007 Readings
Supplementary
Notes, Syllabus, and other materials for PHIL 681, Section 001 (Spring
2007): Aristotle's Ethics and Politics (M.A. Program in
Philosophy)
PHIL 681
Spring 2007 Main Page
PHIL 681
Spring 2007 Syllabus
PHIL 681
Spring 2007 Readings
Supplementary
Notes, Syllabus, and other materials for PHIL 421, Section 001 (Spring
2008): Aristotle's Metaphysics
(a.k.a. Hardcore Deep Evil Scary Metaphysics)
PHIL 421
Spring 2008 Main Page
PHIL 421
Spring 2008 Syllabus (.pdf)
PHIL 421
Spring 2008 Readings
Material for Introductory Courses
Material
for HIST 100, Section 047, Spring 2002
Material
for PHIL 100
Material
for HNRS 110, Section 005, Fall 2006
Material
for PHIL 253, Section 002, Spring 2008
Material Pertinent to All Courses
Hermeneutical
Principles: Interpreting ancient Greek philosophy
Examples
of Plagiarism vs. Examples of Legitimate Use of Material Written by
Others
Sites of Related Interest
Perseus Project
Materials on Classical Antiquity: literature, art, architecture,
archaeology,
history, Greek and Latin languages. Check out the on-line edition of
Liddell,
Scott, Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon, the atlas tools, and the
large and growing selection of Greek and Latin works in both the
original
languages and English.
Electronic
Resources for Classicists
What the name says: links to texts, discussion groups, software and
more; usually but not always scholarly.
Gateway
to the Ancient World
A superb collection of links to scholarly resources, instructional
materials, and scholarship and funding opportunities, courtesy of Prof.
A.Tulin of Howard University. Kudalimos!
Dossier
des Latinistes
Great collection of links to scholarly resources, instructional
materials,
images of artwork, maps, and many other things concerning the ancient
Mediterranean
world. The period covered runs from about 2200 BCE (Minoan times) to
late
antiquity (roughly 600 CE in this case). The focus is on Rome, and
secondarily
on Greece. The site itself is in French, but it has links to materials
in German, Italian, Spanish, and English as well.
George Mason University Department of Philosophy
The
Classics Page at
Ad
Fontes Academy
This page has won praise around the world. It contains resources in
and links to all sorts of material pertaining to classical (mostly
Roman)
antiquity. There is an excellent on-line library of Latin texts here,
along
with links to discussion groups and language tutorials. Salvete,
Winkler and Carey!
Rogueclassicism
David Meadows' exciting classics blog: the ancient world lives! (And
I do mean 'world' - all continents but Antarctica are included, since
no
ancient human artifacts have turned up there...yet.) There are daily
updates
of news and ideas relating to the ancient world, listings of television
programs on ancient themes, links to images of archeological digs and
art
objects, meditations on applications of ancient ideas to today's world,
and much more. Subscribe at this site to Meadows' free weekly e-mail
newsletter
Explorator, and get the latest about the ancient world every
Sunday!
Thaumasios!
The
Suda
On Line
One thousand years in the making! The Suda is a tenth-century
CE work containing excerpts from and commentaries on ancient
philosophers.
It's especially important as a resource for the study of philosophers
who
lived before Plato.
The
Stoa
Home of Demos (below) and the Suda and Diotima (above), plus several other
web projects, the Stoa Consortium
presents "news, projects, and links for digital classicists
everywhere." Elegant, scholarly, and responsible. Check for frequent
updates on issues having to do with online publishing, intellectual
property, open-source collections, and more.
Demos
A rich and rigorous project on classical Athenian democracy,
replete with scholarly essays, images, links to ancient texts and
secondary sources, an excellent glossary of relevant Greek terms, and
an ever-increasing complement of additional good things. The site is
easy to use, and its many hyperlinks are well-organized and helpful.
The site's own description is best: "Our goal is to build a digital
encyclopedia of classical Athenian democracy that will be useful to a
wide audience. We hope to describe the history, institutions, and
people of democratic Athens in the 5th and 4th centuries BCE, to
publish the efforts of scholars to answer questions about Athenian
democracy, and to invite you, our audience, to explore, discover, and
judge for yourselves." Truly kalon
kagathon, Blackwell et al.!
Non-contradiction.com
This site is devoted to Aristotle's works and achievements. It has
links to translations of his writings (including some that are hard to
find online elsewhere), a glossary of Greek words, a history of his
life, links to other pages on Aristotle (full disclosure: these include
some of the pages from the site you are on now), and much more. Be sure
to check out the page on Aristotle's
Catfish, a fish at the center of thousands of years of
scientific controversy!