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• 'Teaching Ancient Philosophy' Article PDF

Pedagogical Issues in Teaching Ancient Philosophy

• Introduction
• What is 'Ancient Philosophy'?
• Teaching the History of Philosophy
• The Interdisciplinary Nature of Ancient Philosophy
• Introducing Classical Languages
• Bringing the Past to Life
• Links between Ancient and Modern Philosophy
• Other Strategies

Courses in Ancient Philosophy

• Introduction
• Guthrie versus Hadot
• Thematic Approaches
• Beyond Aristotle
• Major Texts
• Multicultural Ancient Philosophy
• A Note on Plato

Resources for Teachers of Ancient Philosophy

• Introduction
• Reviews of Existing Scholarship
  • Review of Brumbaugh & Burnham, 'Coins and Classical Philosophy'
  • Review of Carlson, 'Aristotle and Alcoholism: Understanding the Nicomachean Ethics'
  • Review of Conn, 'Teaching Aristotle with Modeling Clay'
  • Review of Conway, 'Socrates and the Minotaur: Following the Thread of Myth in Plato's Dialogues'
  • Review of Dombrowski, 'Raphael's School of Athens in a Philosophy Classroom'
  • Review of Donohue, 'The Dramatic Significance of Cephalus in Plato's Republic'
  • Review of Glouberman, 'Euthyphro: A Guide for Analytic Instruction'
  • Review of Jost, 'Aristotle's Ethics: Have We Been Teaching the Wrong One?'
  • Review of Nails, 'A Little Platonic Heresy for the Eighties'
  • Review of Perreiah, 'St. Augustine's Confessions: A Preface to Medieval Philosophy'
  • Review of Powers, 'Diagramming Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics'
  • Review of Robinson, 'Teaching the Allegory of the Cave'
  • Review of Sakezles, 'Bringing Ancient Philosophy to Life: Teaching Aristotelian and Stoic Theories of Responsibility'
  • Review of Schonsheck, 'Drawing the Cave and Teaching the Divided Line'
• Reviews of Prospective Textbooks
  • Guide to Translations
  • Review of Introductions
  • Review of General anthologies
  • Review of Presocratic anthologies
  • Review of Aristotle anthologies
  • Review of Hellenistic anthologies
  • Review of Plotinus translations

Online Resources for Students of Ancient Philosophy

• Introduction
• General Resources
• Resources arranged by Philosopher or School
• Ancient Philosophical Texts, a comprehensive list.
• Ancient Philosophical Texts, a selection at this site.
  • Plato's Apology
  • Plato's Crito
  • Plato's Protagoras
  • Plato's Meno
  • Plato's Gorgias
  • Plato's Republic
  • Aristotle's Metaphysics
  • Aristotle's Physics
  • Aristotle's On the Soul
  • Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
  • Epictetus' Discourses
  • Diogenes Laertius, Book 7 (the Stoics)
  • Diogenes Laertius, Book 10 (Epicurus)
  • Plotinus, Ennead 1
  • Plotinus, Ennead 2
  • Plotinus, Ennead 3
  • Plotinus, Ennead 4
  • Plotinus, Ennead 5
  • Plotinus, Ennead 6
• Chronology of Ancient Philosophers
• Language Resources
• Contextual Resources
• Organizations and Discussion Lists
• Journals
• Booksellers, Publishers, and other Online Shopping