HUM 6362 Plato & Socratic Conversation
This course explores Plato's Socratic dialogues and the influence of "Socratic conversation" on teaching and learning in the Western tradition of liberal education. Central to these dialogues is a vision of philosophy and the philosophical way of life, a vision embodied by Plato's character, Socrates. We also consider the legacy of Socratic conversation in the Western tradition through the writings of some authors who were influenced in one way or another by Plato and his Socratic dialogues, including Augustine, Boethius, Anselm, Thomas More, and David Hume.