Plato, Laws X 884a–900b (from Bk. X start through to “utterly denied the existence of the Gods” in the Jowett trans.; or just finish the whole thing) Start: Thursday, March 12, 2026 Topic: the original First Mover argument Obtain: buy ($16 for Kindle edition but note, it’s a short selection; Hackett trans. is by C.D.C. Reeve, perhaps the…

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Plato, Timaeus 17a–48b (up to the end of the creation of man and the parts of the soul and sense organs; the introduction of “necessity” is a good place to stop) Due: Friday, March 6, 2026 Topic: cosmology Obtain: buy ($5 Kindle edition is worth it just for the notes by Andrew Gregory; Oxford World’s Classics edition, trans.…

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