Book Review about Greek Science

I thought ya'll might find this book review of  interest  in light of Darnelle's presentation yesterday,

http://www.bmcreview.org/2016/02/20160225.html

links to Sappho

Ample review of Searching for Sappho by Philip Freeman, whose book includes  translations that the reviewer judges just shy of Anne Carson’s in her If Not Winter (Fragments of Sappho)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-throne-of-many-huessapphos-remains-1455309746


Long Article on the Sappho “Brothers” poem, its discovery, and authenticity:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10607569/A-new-Sappho-poem-is-more-exciting-than-a-new-David-Bowie-album.html

Reading for Tuesday

Hello  All,

Please read the Anaxagoras  fragments in Curd   and also  Phaedo, 96a–100b.   This is the passage from the Phaedo where Socrates talks about learning from  Anaxagoras. 

We'll learn a lot about the historical and social context that  informs the classical philosophical world  on  Tuesday.


AMS

Week Four Day Two

We'll hear  Jeremey  Culver's  presentation on Heraclitus  then we'll spend a good deal of time reading through the  Parmenides Poem together.  

Be sure to bring your texts to class.  You have been good about doing so, just a reminder!

Class Plan for Week Four and Five

Hi All,

Some how when I was revising the syllabus  I put Empedocles before Parmenides which will not work very well.   So  Here's the  plan for this week and  next week.

Class  Plan  for  Tuesday.


1.    What you found most interesting about Pythagoras.
2.    Everyone ask a question about Pythagoras.
3.    Number to  Logos as  Arche.
4.    Everyone share Favorite Heraclitus aphorism
5.    Questions about Heraclitus


Reading:  Curd Aphorisms on Heraclitus  Stanford Encyclopedia on Heraclitus


Class Plan for Thursday

1.    Student presentation on influence on Heraclitus Influence on later philosophy.   (JEREMY CALVERT)

2. Parmenides  not Empedocles.    (sorry for the confusion).

Reading Curd aphorisms on Parmenides and Stanford Encyclopedia article on Parmenides


Next Week.

Feb  9   Empedocles   Student presentation on Empedocles' life  (LUKE TUCKER)

Feb  11  Zeno

Class Plan for Week Three Day Two

Arrange yourself by your favorite number.

Steven's presentation on the Oracle.

Discussion of  Steven's presentation.

A review of  Homer to Pythagoras, what is happening to the arche? 

Pythagoras and  his followers.

What is number. 

Xenophanes Class Plan

Week Three   Day  One:  Xenophanes

The Name  Game.

Arrange yourself  alphabetically by your favorite pet’s name. If you don’t have a pet, just pick a non-domesticated animal that you like.

How does your animal view the world? God?

Xenophanes and  critique of  Homeric Religion.

Review what we know about Homeric Religion.

Xenophanes  view of  divinity.

Xenphanes in light of Milesian Monism.