POLS 2325 — Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ERNUpath ICNUpath WIusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/W/ThBostonOakland, CATraditional

Examines the philosophers of classical Greece, primarily Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. These philosophers examined the nature of the material world, of the city, and of the person. The course takes up both the moral and political writings as well as the metaphysical writings. Devotes considerable attention to major works such as Plato’s Republic. Some time is given to early Greek philosophers, to the Sophists, and to later developments. Requires written analysis of philosophical texts. PHIL 2325 and POLS 2325 are cross-listed.

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Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Summer B 202311515100%0.0
Fall 20234556092%1.3
Spring 20245707989%1.8
Summer A 202411515100%0.0
Fall 20244546090%1.5
Spring 20255636991%1.2
Summer A 20251131587%2.0
Fall 20255637584%2.4
Spring 202646060100%0.0

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 62% · T 16% · W 75% · Th 57% · F 6%

Common patterns: MWR (43% of sections), W (17% of sections), MW (8% of sections), R (8% of sections), MTWR (7% of sections), TF (6% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

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Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Links

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