| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| I. Ancient and Modern Knowing | ||
| 2 | Knowledge as Power/Knowledge as Virtue | 1st response paper due |
| 3 |
Logos as Definition: What is "What is?" The Idea of a Proof | 2nd response paper due |
| II. Logos and Arithmos | ||
| 4 |
Logos as Ratio Magnitude and Multitude Quality and Quantity | 3rd response paper due |
| 5 |
The Greek Conception of Number The Idea of Number: Ancient vs. Modern | 4th response paper due |
| III. Measuring the Unmeasurable: Putting the Irrational in Ratio | ||
| 6 | Aristotle, Plato, Euclid, and Theon of Smyrna | 5th response paper due |
| IV. Fitting Ideas to the World | ||
| 7 | Courage | 6th response paper due |
| 8 | Justice | |
| 9 | The Pursuit of Truth | |
| 10 | The Truth as a Surd | 7th response paper due |
| 11 | The Truth as a Surd (cont.) | |
| V. The Ethics of Arithmetic and Geometry | ||
| 12 | John Stuart Mill | Final paper due |
| 13 | Aristotle | |
| 14 | Aristotle (cont.) | |
