Plato: Logic & Language (Last Term 1998 Spring)
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Course Details
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Min Credits
| 3 |
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Max Credits
| 3 |
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Course ID
| 5554 |
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Status
| Inactive |
Starting with the narrative epic of Homer�s Iliad and Odyssey, continuing with the tragic drama of Sophocles�s Antigone, and concluding with the written dialogue of Plato�s Phaedo, the course will consider the changes in the understanding of language as it develops from speech that is heard to writing that is read. In assessing the transition from orality to literacy we will draw upon draw
upon the commentary of Havelock, Ong, Perry and Nagy.
Prerequisites: