Middlebury

PSCI 0288

Love and Friendship

Love and Friendship in Literature and Philosophy
Love and friendship are important topics for understanding the best human life and its relationship to the best regime. We will study Plato’s Phaedrus and Symposium; Aristotle’s Ethics; essays on friendship by Montagne and Bacon; Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra and Midsummer Night’s Dream; and Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence. Students will be expected to attend all classes prepared to discuss the readings. In addition, a short (500 to 1000 word) paper will be due in class each week.
Subject:
Political Science
Department:
Political Science
Division:
Social Sciences
Requirements Fulfilled:
EUR LIT PHL
Equivalent Courses:

Sections

Winter 2025

PSCI0288A-W25 Lecture

Winter 2024

PSCI0288A-W24 Lecture (Dry)

Winter 2015

PSCI0288A-W15 Lecture (Dry)