CLASC-350 Ethics and Politics in Ancient Greece and Rome
A study of Greek and Roman attitudes toward the question of private and public behavior, concentrating on such topics as the meaning of success, the use of power, the function of language in political life, the relationship between the individual and the state, and the role of the state in regulating behavior. Contemporary applications. Readings from Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Sallust and Tacitus.
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Prerequisite
one course in Latin, Greek, classical studies, political theory, philosophy or consent of instructor.