Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2024-2025
FWIS 122 - CONVERSATIONS WITH SOCRATES
Long Title: CONVERSATIONS WITH SOCRATES
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: We will read four Platonic dialogues about the last days of Socrates. We will explore the human concerns that Socrates and his friends discuss, and analyze their arguments. We will also consider literary features, and how the dialogues can inform our understanding of reading, writing, and speaking and their value.
Course URL: http://pwc.rice.edu/