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Preference to freshmen. Tensions inherent in the democracy of ancient Athens; how the character of Antigone emerges in later drama, film, and political thought as a figure of resistance against illegitimate authority; and her relevance to contemporary struggles for women's and workers' rights and national liberation. Readings and screenings include versions of Antigone by Sophocles, Anouilh, Brecht, Fugard/Kani/Ntshona, Paulin, Glowacki, Gurney, and von Trotta.

Goal is to improve vocabulary, comprehension of written English, and standardized test scores through learning the Greek and Latin components of English. Focus is on patterns and processes in the formation of the lexicon. Terminology used in medicine, business, education, law, and humanities; introduction to principles of language history and etymology. Greek or Latin not required.

The legends and reality of the life of one of the most important scientists in history. Archimedes' major discoveries in pure and applied science. No background in Greek or science required.

The heroic and divine in the literature, mythology, and culture of archaic Greece. Interdisciplinary approach to the study of individuals and society. Illustrated lectures. Readings in translation of Homer, Hesiod, Herodotus, and the poets of lyric and tragedy.

The technological keys to the growth of civilization that enabled the creation of complex societies and enhanced human cognition. The role of cognition in shaping history and the role of history in shaping cognition. Global perspective, emphasizing the Western tradition and its ancient Greek roots.

Preference to freshmen. Sappho's surviving fragments in English; traditions referring to or fantasizing about her disputed life. How her poetry and legend inspired women authors and male poets such as Swinburne, Baudelaire, and Pound. Paintings inspired by Sappho in ancient and modern times, and composers who put her poetry to music.

Singer, shaman, lover, and murder victim, Orpheus has fascinated creative artists and thinkers for more than two millennia. His magical power of song inspired composers from Monteverdi to Philip Glass, while the tale of this attempt to bring his wife back from the dead provided hope for ancient cult members and material for modern cinema. We will explore the Orpheus myth in detail, starting with the ancient sources, then follow his story throughout Western art, literature, music, dance, philosophy and film.

Why do Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle identify achieving wisdom as becoming like gods? How does godlike wisdom affect one's ethical choices? Sources includes Greek tragedies representing traditional Greek values. The Greek philosophers' rejection of this tradition and their radically new ethical theories arguing that people should imitate the gods, who are ethically perfect. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle offered different ethical theories, but they shared basic conceptions of goodness and happiness. Are their ethical philosophies operative in the modern day?

Required gateway course for Philosophical and Literary Thought; crosslisted in departments sponsoring the Philosophy and Literature track: majors should register in their home department; non-majors may register in any sponsoring department. Introduction to major problems at the intersection of philosophy and literature. Issues may include authorship, selfhood, truth and fiction, the importance of literary form to philosophical works, and the ethical significance of literary works. Texts include philosophical analyses of literature, works of imaginative literature, and works of both philosophical and literary significance. Authors may include Plato, Montaigne, Nietzsche, Borges, Beckett, Barthes, Foucault, Nussbaum, Walton, Nehamas, Pavel, and Pippin.