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notes on books 8 and 9.
All,Have to confess to a little twinge at reaching the end. Looking forward to closing things out. This is a great group and I hope to join all of you again for Thucydides. I have really enjoyed all your input and learned a lot from the experience… Continue reading
Thrasymachus outline part 1
Folks, Below is my beginning of an outline of the debate with Thrasymachus. I only cover from 336c to 341c – only the first part of the debate. I’ll try to finish this outline tomorrow, Tuesday but don’t hold me to it. Outlining the debate with Th… Continue reading
Outline of Polemarchus justice debate
folks, here’s my quick summary, etc of the debate between Polemarchus and Socrates on justice (331d – 336c) or pages 976 to 981 in our edition. below my signature is a detailed outline that helps you follow the debate and turning points more close… Continue reading
take “sweet good hope” as your companion when reading Plato
folks, as you trudge through the republic, take sweet good hope as your constant companion. one of my favorite lines from the first three books is from the “introduction” where Cephalus refers to Pindar and says… “…someone who knows that he ha… Continue reading
basic structure of first 3 books (to help in your reading)
folks, i hope you are having a good labor day weekend. i know some of you are reading the first 3 books of the republic trying to get ready for our phone call on tuesday. here’s the very basic structure of the first 3 books: – Introductionfun intr… Continue reading
Study Questions for Final Herodotus Call – Books 8 & 9
Dear all, I hope your summer is coming to a successful close. I am back in the classroom, kicking off another school year with my Latin students, and enlightening them with the wisdom of Herodotus from time to time. I just wanted to remind everyon… Continue reading
September’s reading assignment
Hi everyone, The next reading assignment for the class on Thursday, September 11 at 1pm NY/10am PT is: – Reading assignment for September phone callRead in your Hastie & Dawes textbook – Chapter 3 sections 3.3 – 3.7 and all of Chapter 13 Please e-… Continue reading
Behavioral Psychology and Economics August 2008 – audio recording
Here’s the audio recording for Behavioral Psychology and Economics August 2008 call. Listen online or download the mp3 file and listen to it as a podcast on your ipod. Download Behavioral-August2008-Call3.mp3 Continue reading
Sarita Gupta (T2008)
Sarita Gupta is the Vice President for Development & Communications at Women’s World Banking, a global network of over 50 microfiannce organizations and banks in 30 countries, committed to increasing the economic access, power and participation of… Continue reading
Herodotus Confession
Hi all,Just wanted to confess to something: I DIDN’T READ MOST OF HERODOTUS. But that said, I did attend most of the call-in discussions, and I really want to thank each of you for all that I have learned in this process, which for me, was my firs… Continue reading →
02. September 2008 by Arrian
Categories: Commentary, Herodotus | Tags: Herodotus | 1 comment