Essay writing is important. It teaches us to think critically and to develop agency with respect to knowledge. Essays are also a site where deficiencies of character are expressed.

“I’d say that the pious is what all the gods love… .” [9e] The pious is loved by the gods because it’s pious. [Premise] “So is [the pious loved by all the gods] because it’s pious or because of ...

A 500-member jury of Athenians found Socrates guilty of corrupting the city’s youth by asking them questions. They gave him a choice. Either leave Athens or drink the poison hemlock. Socrates felt he ...

Atlantis: How Plato’s Story Corresponds to Real History. (The lost island of Atlantis depicted in the painting of Léon Bakst) Public Domain Has the Atlantis mystery finally been solved? After years of ...

The unifying theme in our discussion of Plato has been his doctrine of forms. Your task is to explicate the doctrine and to explain its importance and development within Plato’s writings. You are free ...

Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science and Department Chair ...