FYSE1030A-F25
Love & Friendship
Love and Friendship in Philosophy and Literature
This is a course for lovers of reading who wish to read great books on the subjects of love and friendship. We will start with Plato's two famous dialogues on love, the Phaedrus, and the Symposium, to learn about love (eros) and its relationship to speaking, writing, and philosophy, and his dialogue on friendship, Lysis. Then, we will read Aristotle's Ethics, which contains the definitive treatment of friendship. We will then read: a Shakespeare Sonnet; Montaigne's essay, Of Friendship; Bacon’s essay Of Friendship; Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra and Midsummer Night’s Dream, Jane Austen’s Persuasion, and Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence. We will also study parts of The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric by Sister Miriam Joseph. 4 hrs. sem.
This is a course for lovers of reading who wish to read great books on the subjects of love and friendship. We will start with Plato's two famous dialogues on love, the Phaedrus, and the Symposium, to learn about love (eros) and its relationship to speaking, writing, and philosophy, and his dialogue on friendship, Lysis. Then, we will read Aristotle's Ethics, which contains the definitive treatment of friendship. We will then read: a Shakespeare Sonnet; Montaigne's essay, Of Friendship; Bacon’s essay Of Friendship; Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra and Midsummer Night’s Dream, Jane Austen’s Persuasion, and Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence. We will also study parts of The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric by Sister Miriam Joseph. 4 hrs. sem.
- Term:
- Fall 2025
- Location:
- Munroe Hall 217 MNR 217
- Schedule:
- 9:45am-10:35am on Friday at MNR 217 (Sep 8, 2025 to Dec 8, 2025)
2:15pm-3:30pm on Tuesday, Thursday at MNR 401 (Sep 8, 2025 to Dec 8, 2025) - Type:
- Seminar
- Course Modality:
- In-Person
- Instructors:
- Murray Dry
- Subject:
- First Year Seminar
- Department:
- First-Year Seminar Program
- Division:
- Interdisciplinary
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- CW, EUR, LIT
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 93034
- Subject Code:
- FYSE
- Course Number:
- 1030
- Section Identifier:
- A