St John's College - Santa Fe, New Mexico SEMINAR READING ASSIGNMENTS 2016-2017 Asterisks (*) indicate selections detailed in the supplement sheets. Date Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Aug 25 Aug 29 Sep 1 Sep 5 Sep 8 Homer, Iliad, Books 1-6 Iliad, Books 7-12 Iliad, Books 13-18 Iliad, Books 19-24 Homer, Odyssey, Books 1-8 Hebrew Bible Genesis, 1-11 Genesis, 12-23 Genesis, 24-50 Exodus Deuteronomy Cervantes, Don Quixote, Volume I Don Quixote, Volume II Descartes, Meditations, To the Reader, Synopsis, Meditations I-III Meditations IV- VI Pascal, Pensees, selections* Tolstoy, War and Peace War and Peace Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit* Hegel, Philosophy of History* Philosophy of History* Sep 12 Odyssey, Books 9-16 Samuel; Kings; Chronicles* Pensees, selections* Philosophy of History* Sep 15 Odyssey, Books 17-24 Psalms* Milton, Paradise Lost, Books 1-3 Philosophy of History* Sep 19 Sep 22 Sep 26 Sep 29 Oct 3 Aeschylus, Agamemnon Aeschylus, Libation Bearers, Eumenides Herodotus, Histories* Histories* Histories* Jeremiah & Jonah* Job Livy, The Early History of Rome* Plutarch, Lives, Cato the Younger and Caesar Plutarch, Antony and Brutus Paradise Lost, Books 4-5; 8-9 Paradise Lost, Books 10-12 Hobbes, Leviathan, "Dedication," "Preface," Chapters 1-9 Leviathan, Chapters 10-16 Leviathan, Chapters 17-21,26, 31 [final paragraph] "Review & Conclusion" Philosophy of History* Marx, Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts;* Communist Manifesto Marx, Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts;* The German Ideology, Part I Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling Kierkegaard, The Sickness Unto Death*
Oct 6 Oct 10 Oct 13 Oct 17 Oct 20 Oct 24 Oct 27 Oct 31 Nov 3 Gorgias, 447a-481b Gorgias, 481b-527c Meno Sophocles, Antigone Republic, I Republic, II-III Republic, IV-V Republic, VI-VII Republic, VIII-IX Virgil, Aeneid, Books 1-4 Aeneid, Books 5-8 Aeneid, Books 9-12 Tacitus, Annals, I-II Annals, III-VI Epictetus, Discourses* New Testament Matthew New Testament John (Gospel), I John (Epistle) New Testament Acts Spinoza, Theologico- Political Treatise* Theologico- Political Treatise* Locke, Second Treatise of Government* Rousseau, Discourse on the Origin of Inequality* Discourse on the Origin of Inequality* Kierkegaard, The Sickness Unto Death* Stendhal, The Red and the Black, Part 1, chapters 1-23 Stendhal, The Red and the Black, Part 1, chapter 24-Part 2, chapter 20 Stendhal, The Red and the Black, Part 2, chapter 21-end Nietzsche, On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for Life Nov 7 Republic, X New Testament Romans Nov 10 Nov 14 Nov 17 Aristophanes, Clouds Apology, Crito Phaedo, 57a-89a New Testament I Corinthians On the Soul, II, 1-7, 11-12 On the Soul, III, 3-13; I, 4, 408b 18-30 Nov 21 Phaedo, 89b-118a Plotinus, Enneads* Nov 28 Sophocles, Oedipus Rex Augustine, Confessions, 1-6 Dec 1 Theaetetus, 142a-187a Confessions, 7-9 Seminar Reading List 2016-2017 Page 2 of 13
Dec 5 Theaetetus, 187a-210c Confessions, 10-11 Dec 8 Sophist, 216a-249d Maimonides, Guide of the Perplexed* Dec 12 Sophist 249d-end Guide of the Perplexed* Dec 15 Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound Guide of the Perplexed* WINTER VACATION Jan 16 Thucydides, Peloponnesian War, I; II, 1-46 Anselm, Proslogium; Gaunilon's Reply and Anselm's Response Swift, Gulliver s Travels, 1-2 Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil Books I-II Jan 19 Peloponnesian War, II, 47-65; III, 1-86; IV, 1-41 Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae* Gulliver s Travels, 3-4 Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil Book III; Book IX Jan 23 Peloponnesian War, IV, 42-135; V, 1-26, 84-116; VI, 1-32 Summa Theologiae* Leibniz, selections* Nietzsche, Gay Science Book V Jan 26 Peloponnesian War, VI, 32-105; VII; VIII, 1-18 Summa Theologiae* Leibniz, selections* [Essay Preparation] Jan 30 Phaedrus, 227a-257c Dante, Divine Comedy, Inferno, Cantos 1-17 Hume, Treatise of Human Nature* [Essay Preparation] Feb 2 Phaedrus, 257c-end Divine Comedy, Inferno, Cantos 18-End Treatise of Human Nature* [Essay Preparation] Feb 6 Symposium, 172a-201c Divine Comedy, Purgatorio, Cantos 1-18 Treatise of Human Nature* [Essay Preparation] Feb 9 Symposium, 201d-223d Divine Comedy, Purgatorio, Cantos 19-End Hume, Enquiry Concerning Principles of Morals* [Essay Preparation] Seminar Reading List 2016-2017 Page 3 of 13
Feb 13 Nicomachean Ethics; I Divine Comedy, Paradiso, Cantos 1-17 Kant, Mann, Death in Venice Feb 16 Feb 20 Feb 23 Nicomachean Ethics; II, III Nicomachean Ethics; IV, V Nicomachean Ethics; VI, VII Divine Comedy, Paradiso, Cantos 18-End Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae* Summa Theologiae* Jung, The 1912 New York Lectures ( Jung Contra Freud ), 1-5 Jung, The 1912 New York Lectures ( Jung Contra Freud ), 6-11 Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway Feb 27 Nicomachean Ethics; VIII, IX Chaucer, Canterbury Tales* Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway Mar 2 Nicomachean Ethics; X Canterbury Tales* Joyce, The Dead Mar 6 Politics* Canterbury Tales* Conrad, Heart of Darkness Mar 9 Politics* As You Like It Wordsworth, Two Part Prelude Heidegger, What is Metaphysics? * SPRING VACATION Mar 27 Mar 30 Apr 3 Sophocles, Ajax Lucretius, On the Nature of Things, I-II On the Nature of Things, III-IV Machiavelli, The Prince, I - XIV The Prince, XV -XXVI Midsummer Night s Dream Austen, Pride and Prejudice Vol. I-II Pride and Prejudice Vol III Rousseau, Social Contract, I, II, IV-8 Civil Religion Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Parts I-III (Books I-IX) Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Part IV (Books X and XI) Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, Book XII and "Epilogue" Apr 6 On the Nature of Things, V-VI Montaigne, Essays: "Education of Children," "Of Cannibals" Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, Canon; Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals * Tocqueville, Democracy in America* Seminar Reading List 2016-2017 Page 4 of 13
Apr 10 Apr 13 Apr 17 Apr 20 Timaeus, 17a-53e Physics* Physics* Physics* Essays, On Experience Bacon, New Organon* Bacon, New Atlantis; Great Instauration Richard II Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals* Mozart, Don Giovanni Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations* Wealth of Nations* Tocqueville, Democracy in America* Tocqueville, Democracy in America* Lincoln, Dred Scott, etc.* Lincoln Speeches; Constitutional Amendments* Apr 24 Apr 27 May 1 May 4 May 8 May 11 May 15 May 18 Physics* Physics* Metaphysics, Book I (Α), Ch.1-2; Book XII (Λ), Ch. 6-10 Euripides, Bacchae Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus Aristophanes, Frogs Poetics Sophocles, Philoctetes Henry IV, Part I Henry IV, Part II Macbeth Descartes, Discourse on Method, I-III Discourse on Method, IV-VI Othello King Lear Tempest Wealth ofnations* Hawthorne, Scarlet Letter: Author s preface; Custom House ; Ch. 1-8 Scarlet Letter Ch. 9-end Declaration of Independence; U.S. Constitution Madison, Hamilton, Jay, The Federalist* The Federalist* The Federalist* Twain, Huckleberry Finn Ch. 1-22 Huckleberry Finn Ch. 23-end DuBois, The Souls of Black Folk, Ch. 1-7 DuBois, The Souls of Black Folk, Ch. 8-14 Melville, Bartleby James, The Europeans O Connor, Good Country People Heidegger, The Word of Nietzsche, God is Dead * Jonas, See Supplement* Nicomachean Ethics, Books VIII and IX Seminar Reading List 2016-2017 Page 5 of 13
St John's College - Santa Fe, New Mexico Seminar Reading Assignments 2016-2017: FRESHMEN SUPPLEMENT Sep 28 Oct 1 Oct 5 Mar 7 Mar 10 Apr 14 Apr 18 Apr 21 Apr 25 Apr 28 Histories: I; III, 37-38 Histories: V, 62-78; VI, 94-140; VII, 1-60, 99-end Histories: VIII, IX Politics: I; II, 1260 b27-1264 b26, 1266 a30-1269 a25 Politics: III; VII, 1323 a14-1326 b27 Physics: I, 184 a9-184 b14 and 189 b30-192 b7; II, 192 b8-195 b30 Physics: II, 195b31-200 b11 Physics: III, 200b12-202b29; IV, 217b29-224a16 Physics: III, 202b30-208a25;IV, 208a26-217b28 Physics: VIII, 250 b11-260 a19 and 265 a13-267 b27 Seminar Reading List 2016-2017 Page 6 of 13
St. John's College - Santa Fe, New Mexico Seminar Reading Assignments 2016-2017: SOPHOMORE SUPPLEMENT Sep 14 Sep 17 Sep 21 Sep 28 Oct 26 Nov 23 Dec 10 Dec 14 Dec 17 Jan 21 Jan 25 Jan 28 Feb 22 Hebrew Bible: I Samuel 8-31; II Samuel; I Kings, 1-2; II Chronicles, last chapter only Bible: Psalms 8, 14, 19, 22, 23, 38, 39, 46, 51, 90, 91, 107, 110, 130, 137, 139, (as numbered in RSV/Jerusalem editions; other editions cross-check for correct selection) Jeremiah 1, 26-45 & Jonah The Early History of Rome (Penguin Classics); sections 1-2.33 Discourses: Book I, Chapters 1, 2, 11, 16, 17, 18, 24; Book II, Chapters 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 The Essential Plotinus (O Brien), Beauty (I,6) pp. 33-43; Three Primal Hypostases (V,1) pp. 90-104; Contemplation (III,8) pp. 162-175 Guide, Part I., Epistle Dedicatory, Introduction, (pp. 3-20 of the Pines translation, University of Chicago Press, Volume I - photocopy); Part II, Chs. 13-19, 25 Guide Part II., Chs. 32-40, 46-48, Volume II Guide Part III., Chs. 17-23, Volume II Summa Theologiae: (photocopy: "Articles of Faith" ); (photocopy: Prologue ); Part I: q.1; q.2; q.3, arts. 3-4, 7 ST: (photocopy, I: q.4: "Perfection of God"); q.12, arts. 12-13; q.13, arts. 1-5 and 11-12 ST: (photocopy: "On the End of Man") ST: Part II, Section 1: q.90; q.91; (photocopy, q.92: "Readings on Law: On the Effects of Law"); q.93, arts. 1-3 Feb 25 Feb 29 Mar 3 Mar 7 Apr 14 ST : Part II, Section 1: q.94, q.95, arts. 1-2; (photocopy, q.96: "Readings on Law: On the Power of Human Law"; q.97: Readings on Law: On the Change in Laws ) Canterbury Tales: Prologue, "Knight's Tale" Canterbury Tales: Miller s Tale ; "Reeve's Tale" Canterbury Tales: "Wife of Bath's Tale" New Organon: Preface I, 1-69, 129, 130; II, 1-25, 52. NB: Aquinas selections are available in Introduction to St Thomas Aquinas (edited by Pegis), Modern Library, supplemented by photocopies, as indicated. Seminar Reading List 2016-2017 Page 7 of 13
St John's College - Santa Fe, New Mexico Seminar Reading Assignments 2016-2017: JUNIOR SUPPLEMENT Pensees: The "thoughts" are numbered differently in the three editions generally available, and are correlated in the following lists. Key: P - Penguin, D/ML - Dover/Dutton and Modern Library, and GB - Great Books Editions. Seminar Dates:, September 10 and, September 14 First Assignment First Assignment continued Second Assignment continued P D/ML GB P D/ML GB P D/ML GB 512 1 1 588 279 279 353 528 529 511 2 2 377 280 280 712 529 530 751 3 3 155 281 281 538 530 531 513 4 4 110 282 282 358 537 538 675 29 29 190 542 543 587 34 34 Second Assignment 189 546 547 647 35 35 60 294 294 449 555 556 199 72 72 103 298 298 835 563 564 44 82 82 554 303 303 502 570 571 45 83 83 977 320 320 926 581 582 978 100 100 688 323 323 242 584 585 622 131 131 525 325 325 446 585 586 136 139 139 26 330 330 286 608 609 137 142 142 533 331 331 281 612 613 523 145 145 200 347 347 454 618 619 414 171 171 33 374 374 451 619 620 427 194 194 905 385 385 311 639 640 612 219 219 109 392 392 392 643 644 429 229 229 406 395 395 270 669 670 418 233 233 128 396 396 257 683 684 577 234 234 114 397 397 269 691 692 781 242 242 117 409 409 198 692 693 808 245 245 621 412 412 793 736 737 188 267 267 410 413 413 308 792 793 170 268 268 122 416 416 846 807 808 167 269 269 121 418 418 184 810 811 174 270 270 148 425 425 169 811 812 82 271 271 149 430 430 182 272 272 131 434 434 173 273 273 208 435 435 530 274 274 142 463 463 975 275 275 398 524 525 983 276 276 352 525 526 423 277 277 192 526 527 424 278 278 212 527 528 Seminar Reading List 2016-2017 Page 8 of 13
St John's College - Santa Fe, New Mexico Seminar Reading Assignments 2016-2017: JUNIOR SUPPLEMENT Oct 8 Oct 12 Oct 15 Oct 19 Oct 22 Jan 25 Jan 28 Feb 1 Feb 4 Feb 8, Feb 11 Feb 15 Feb 18 Feb 22 Feb 25 Feb 29 Mar 3 Theologico-Political Treatise, Preface, Chs. I, II, IV, VI-VII Theologico-Political Treatise, Chs. XI-XVI, XIX, XX Second Treatise of Government, Numbered paragraphs 1-51, 86-100, 119-158, 199, 211-243 Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Letter to the Republic of Geneva, Preface, Part I Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Part II Philosophical Essays (Hackett): pp. 138-145 (New System of Nature); pp. 171-178 (from correspondence with de Volder); pp. 155-167 (On Nature Itself) Philosophical Essays: pp. 206-213 (Principles of Nature and Grace); pp. 213-225 (Monadology) Treatise of Human Nature: "Introduction," Book I, Part I; Part II, section VI; Part III: sections I-VI Treatise of Human Nature: Book I, Part III: sections VII-VIII, X, XII, XIV and XV Treatise of Human Nature: Book I, Part IV, sections I-II, VI-VII Enquiry Concerning Principles of Morals: I-VI; IX; Appendix 1. Concerning Moral Sentiment ; Appendix 2. Of Self-Love Reason: "Preface" to Second Edition; "Introduction," pp. 17-62. Note: pagination is taken from the Norman Kemp Smith Translation. Pagination for the two other main editions is available in the St. John s College Bookstore. "Transcendental Aesthetic," (pp. 65-91) "Transcendental Logic," "Introduction;" "Transcendental Analytic," Book I, Chapter I (pp.92-119), Book I, Chapter II, Section 1 (pp. 120-128) "Transcendental Analytic," Book I Chapter II, Section 2 (second edition, pp.151-175) "Transcendental Analytic," Book II, Chapter I (pp. 180-187); Chapter II, Analogies of Experience (first paragraph only, pp. 208-209), Second Analogy (first four paragraphs only, pp. 218-221); Chapter III (pp. 257-275, but omit all passages contained only in A - first edition, at bottom of pages 260-261 and 263-271) "Transcendental Dialectic," "Introduction" (pp. 297-307); Book I (pp. 308-326); Book II, The Dialectical Inferences of Pure Reason (pp. 327-328) and Chapter II, Introduction and Sections 1 and 2 (First and Third Antinomies only) (pp. 384-402, 409-415) Seminar Reading List 2016-2017 Page 9 of 13
Mar 7 Apr 7 Apr 11 "Transcendental Dialectic," Book II, Chapter II, Sections 3-8 and Section 9 (parts I and III only), pp. 422-458, 464-479, 483-484 Reason, Canon (pp. 629-653); Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals: Preface and Section I Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals: Second section-third section Adam Smith Readings, The Wealth of Nations: The Modern Library edition does not contain any paragraph numbers. For your reference, the following table correlates the readings in the Liberty Fund edition with the Modern Library Edition. Seminar Date April 18 April 21 Liberty Fund Edition Introduction & Plan of Work Book I, Chapters 1-4; Chapter 5, (first ten paragraphs) xxiii-xxvi 3-37 Book I, Chapters 6-7 53-72 Book I, Chapter 8, (paragraphs 1-27, 35-45, last paragraph) Modern Library Edition 73-84 (to In Great Britain ), 89-95 (to In Years of Plenty ), and 99 Book I, Chapter 9, (First 4 paragraphs) 100-101 (to By the 37 th ) Book I, Chapter 10, Introduction, Part I, (paragraphs 1-26) Book I, Chapter 10, Part II, (paragraphs 1-17, 41-end) 114-124 (to That the chance of gain ) 136-143 (to The government of towns ), 155-165 Book I, Chapter 11, Conclusion 284-288 Book II, Introduction 299-301 Book II, Chapter 1 302-309 April 25 Book II, Chapter 3 360-380 Book III, Chapter 1 407-412 Book III, Chapter 3 426-438 Book III, Chapter 4, (paragraphs 1-18) Book IV, Introduction, Chapter 1, (paragraphs 1-4, 34-end) 439-448 (to This order, however ) 455-458 (to In consequence of these ), 478-480 (beginning with I thought it necessary ) Seminar Reading List 2016-2017 Page 10 of 13
April 25 continued Book IV, Chapter 2, (paragraphs 1-15, 40- end) Book IV, Chapter 3, Part II 520-532 Book IV, Chapter 9, (last 3 paragraphs) 745-746 481-487 (to the bottom of the page), 498-502 (beginning with The case in which ) Book V, Chapter 1, Part III, article 2 (paragraphs 48-end Book V, Chapter 1, Part III, article 3, (paragraphs 1-25) 839-846 (beginning with Ought the public ) 846-863 (to In this situation ) May 5 May 9 May 12 The Federalist: 1,2,6,9 together with the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution The Federalist: 10, 15, 23, 39, 49, 50, 51 The Federalist: 57, 62, 63, 68, 69, 76, 78, 84 Seminar Reading List 2016-2017 Page 11 of 13
St John's College - Santa Fe, New Mexico Seminar Reading Assignments 2016-2017: SENIOR SUPPLEMENT Sep 1 Sep 5 Sep 8 Sep 12 Sep 15 Sep 19 Sep 22 Sep 26 Oct 3 Oct 6 Phenomenology of Spirit (Miller Translation Required): Self Consciousness, pp. 104 119, from paragraph 166 through paragraph 196 Philosophy of History (Sibree Translation Required): Classification of Historic Data, pp. 103-110; The Persian Empire and its Constituent Parts, pp. 187-222 Philosophy of History (Sibree Translation Required): The Greek World, pp. 223-277 Philosophy of History (Sibree Translation Required): The Roman World, pp. 278-340 Philosophy of History (Sibree Translation Required): The German World, pp. 341-398 Philosophy of History (Sibree Translation Required): The German World, pp. 398-457 (All Marx readings from The Marx-Engels Reader, ed. Robert Tucker) Economic &Philosophic Manuscripts: Estranged Labor, Private Property and Communism, The Meaning of Human Requirements, The Power of Money in Bourgeois Society, pp. 70-105 (All Marx readings from The Marx-Engels Reader, ed. Robert Tucker) Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts, On the Jewish Question, Part 1, pp. 26-46; The German Ideology Part I Feuerbach, pp. 146-202 The Sickness Unto Death: The beginning of the book through the section titled Despair Over the Earthly or Something Earthly, pp. 1-60, Princeton edition, Hong translation, or pp. 33-91, Penguin Classics edition, Hannay translation The Sickness Unto Death: The remainder of the book, skipping the sections beginning with Sin is Not a Negation but a Position through The Continuance of Sin, pp. 60-96, 109-131, Princeton Edition, or pp. 91-128, 142-165, Penguin Classics March 9 What is Metaphysics?, from Heidegger, Basic Writings, Harper Collins, pp. 89-110 Apr 6 Democracy in America Vintage edition: I.intro. (pp.3-16); I.1-5 to p. 68 (pp.17-68); I.9-12 (pp. 173-198). Chicago edition: I.i.intro. (pp. 3-15); I.i.1-5 to p. 65 (pp. 19-65); I.ii.1-4 (pp.165-186) Apr 10 Democracy in America Vintage edition: I.14-16 (pp. 237-287); II.i.1-2 (pp.3-12); II.i.5-8 (pp.20-34); II.i.10, 15, 17, 20 (pp.41-47, 62-63, 71-76, 85-88). Chicago edition: I.ii.6-8 (pp. 220-264); II.i.1-2 (pp.403-410); II.i.5-8 (pp. 417-428); II.i.10, 15, 17, 20 (pp. 433-439, 450-452, 458-463, 469-472) Seminar Reading List 2015-2016 Page 12 of 13
Apr 13 Apr 17 Apr 20 May 11 Democracy in America Vintage edition: II.ii.1-4 (pp. 94-105); II.ii.8-13 (pp.121-139); II.iii.1 (pp.162-167); II.iv (pp. 287-334) Chicago edition: II.ii.1-4 (pp. 479-488); II.ii.8-13 (pp. 500-514); II.iii.1 (pp. 535-539); II.iv (pp. 639-676) Dred Scott Decision: Dred Scott v. Sandford (photocopy) Lincoln Speech on Dred Scott Decision, 1857 (photocopy) Frederick Douglass, The Constitution of the United States: Is it Pro-Slavery or Anti- Slavery? (photocopy) Lincoln s Address at Cooper Union, 1860 (Abraham Lincoln Great Speeches, Dover Thrift Edition) Lincoln Speeches (all are in Abraham Lincoln Great Speeches, Dover Thrift Edition) and Constitutional Amendments: The Perpetuation of our Political Institutions. Address before Springfield Young Men s Lyceum, 1838 A House Divided. Speech delivered at Springfield, Illionois at the close of the Republican State Convention, 1858 First Inaugural Address, 1861 Final Emancipation Proclamation, 1863 Address Delivered at the Dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg, 1863 Second Inaugural Address, 1865 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution The Word of Nietzsche, God is Dead, from Heidegger, The Question Concerning Technology and Other Essays, Harper Torchbooks, pp. 53-112 May 15 The Altered Nature of Human Action, chapter 1 of The Imperative of Responsbility, The University of Chicago Press, pp. 1-24; Toward an Ontological Grounding of Ethics for the Future, chapter 4 of Mortality and Morality, Northwestern University Press, pp. 99-112 Seminar Reading List 2015-2016 Page 13 of 13