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180077 SE Cicero On duties (2022S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 09.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 16.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 23.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 30.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 06.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 27.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 04.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 11.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 18.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 25.05. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 01.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 08.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 15.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 22.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 29.06. 16:45 - 18:15 Hörsaal 3F NIG 3.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

De officiis (On Duties, On right action) was Cicero's last philosophical work, composed in 44, months before his death in 43. Unlike several other philosophical works of his, such as De finibus, De amicitia, or De re publica, which are dialogues, Cicero writes De officiis in the form of a letter to his son Marcus, who studies in Athens. Clearly, however, Cicero wants to reach a wider public. His model is the Stoic ethics as outlined in the work of Panaetius (2nd c. BC) "On Duties" (Peri kathêkontôn). The topic of De officiis is how we should act, which are our duties, and how we should deal with the conflicts between the noble and the useful.
We will read the entire work (comprising 3 books) in the original latin and in German translation and will discuss it. Knowledge of Latin is desirable.

Assessment and permitted materials

- regular and active participation
- presentation
- homework
-an essay

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

- Regular attendance (not unexcused absences), presentation, homework, one essay
- It is expected that all participants make a presentation of 20 minutes in class and provide a handout.
- All participants should write an essay on a philosophical topic or on a philosophical aspect of the De officiis.
- Essays must be 10 to 12 p. long in normal font and with 1 ½ interlinear space.
- The final grade (1-5) will depend on following three tasks, the presentation (20%), homework (30%), and the essay (50%)

Examination topics

All participants should make a presentation in class and write 2-3 pieces of homework and a final essay.

Reading list

M. Griffin - E. Atkins (ed.), Cicero On Duties, Cambridge 1991
R. Nickel (ed.), Cicero De officiis, Düsseldorf 2008 (Tusculum)
H. Gunermann (ed.), De officiis / Vom pflichtgemäßen Handeln:
Lateinisch/Deutsch, Reclam
A. Dyck, A Commentary on Cicero De officiis, Michigan 1996
G. Karamanolis, "The Primacy of Virtue. The Transition from De Finibus to Tusculanae Disputationes V”, in G. Michael Müller and J. Müller (ed.), Cicero Ethicus. Die Tusculanae Disputationes im Vergleich mit De finibus bonorum et malorum, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag 2020, S. 149-171

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