Discussion Questions

Gives discussion questions on the readings and lectures

The Discussion Questions are intended to be used after reading the assigned text and after viewing the associated Lectures.

Session	Lectures	Topic	Discussion Questions
5	3 & 4	Exotica; Plato, Symposium, opening speeches of Phaedrus & Pausanias	Session 5 Discussion
8	6 & 7	Dubus, "Falling in Love"; Plato, Phaedrus, opening speeches of Lysias and Socrates	Session 8 Discussion
11	9 & 10	Phaedrus, Socrates' second speech; Mann, Death in Venice	Session 11 Discussion
14	12 & 13	Symposium, speeches of Eryximachus and Aristophanes	Session 14 Discussion
17	15 & 16	The Hairdresser's Husband; Matthew 19 and Genesis 1-3	Session 17 Discussion
20	18 & 19	Symposium, Socrates and Diotima; The Lord of the Rings	Session 20 Discussion
23	21 & 22	Pope Paul VI, Humanae Vitae; Mind the Gap; Dubus, "All the Time in the World"	Session 23 Discussion
26	24 & 25	William Shakespeare, Othello	Session 26 Discussion
29	27 & 28	Hannah and Her Sisters; Dubus, "The Timing of Sin"	Session 29 Discussion
33	30, 31 & 32	The Secret Lives of Dentists; Dubus, "Out of the Snow"; Babette's Feast	Session 33 Discussion
36	34 & 35	Proof; Symposium, Alcibiades' speech	Session 36 Discussion
39	37 & 38	William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream	Session 39 Discussion

Citation: O\'Connor, D. (2007, February 09). Discussion Questions. Retrieved November 23, 2009, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/philosophy/ancient-wisdom-modern-love/discussion-questions/discussion-1.