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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2026
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FWIS 253 001 (CRN: 25648)
SOCRATES
Long Title: SOCRATES
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Yunis, Harvey
Meeting: 4:00PM - 5:15PM TR (12-JAN-2026 - 24-APR-2026)
Part of Term: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 16
Section Enrolled: 8
Enrollment data as of: 25-NOV-2025 6:11AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: The course will focus on the life and thought of Socrates (469-399 BCE). The reading for the course will include several of Plato’s Socratic dialogues as well as Aristophanes’ Clouds, a wild comedy in which Socrates is mercilessly mocked for his outlandish uselessness and social destructiveness.