On Tuesday we will discuss the essay by Jeffrie Murphy that was assigned for last Thursday. Secondly, we will begin our work on Homer. Please read: Books 1-4 of the Odyssey, (optionally, you can read also the very good introduction by Bernard Knox). From the Iliad 18.478-508. This passage is the beginning of a description [...]
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Assignments for Tuesday, Jan. 20th
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Assignments for Thursday, Jan. 15th
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On Thursday, we will discuss the rest of the readings assigned for Tuesday that we didn’t get to. In addition, please read chapter two of Jeffrie Murphy’s “Two Cheers for Vindictiveness,” in Getting Even (Oxford, OUP: 2003), 17-26. I have emailed this to you. Your response paper (c. 250 words, no more than 1 page), [...]
