# GREEK 541: Greek Philosophical Writers | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### current instructors

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### term

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### departments

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| CHEM      | 101   |
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| CIVENGR   | 133   |
| CLASSICS  | 47    |
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| INTEGART  | 7     |
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| NEURODPT  | 11    |
| NEUROL    | 7     |
| NEURSURG  | 4     |
| NTP       | 11    |
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| NUTRSCI   | 65    |
| OBS\&GYN  | 18    |
| OCCTHER   | 39    |
| ONCOLOGY  | 14    |
| OPHTHALM  | 5     |
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| PEDIAT    | 26    |
| PHARMACY  | 31    |
| PHILOS    | 77    |
| PHMCOL-M  | 11    |
| PHMPRAC   | 45    |
| PHMSCI    | 60    |
| PHYASST   | 37    |
| PHYSICS   | 88    |
| PHYSIOL   | 3     |
| PHYTHER   | 37    |
| PLANTSCI  | 52    |
| PLPATH    | 35    |
| POLISCI   | 192   |
| POPHLTH   | 58    |
| PORTUG    | 33    |
| PSYCH     | 101   |
| PSYCHIAT  | 22    |
| PUBAFFR   | 54    |
| PUBLHLTH  | 23    |
| RADIOL    | 11    |
| REALEST   | 41    |
| RELIGST   | 90    |
| RHABMED   | 9     |
| RMI       | 24    |
| RP\&SE    | 102   |
| S\&APHM   | 17    |
| SCANDST   | 73    |
| SLAVIC    | 89    |
| SOC       | 149   |
| SOCWORK   | 87    |
| SOILSCI   | 46    |
| SPANISH   | 83    |
| SRMED     | 21    |
| STAT      | 94    |
| STDYABRD  | 52    |
| STS       | 8     |
| SURGERY   | 25    |
| SURGSCI   | 33    |
| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
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## course

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### subjects

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### title

GREEK PHILOSOPHICAL WRITERS

### description

Featuring close reading in the original language of canonical works for classical Greek philosophy, including but not limited to Plato and Aristotle, develop proficiency in the Greek language of the classical and post-classical periods, emphasizing grammar, style, socio-historical context, and the history of ideas.

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* Classical Greek philosophy
* Socio-historical context and history of ideas

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* Proficiency in classical and post-classical Greek grammar and style
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#### quick take

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2009: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

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#### graded

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### grade conflicts

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### evidence

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#### results

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## following

None recorded.