Reading Lists

PHIL 101 & 102

Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction. By Jonathan Barnes.
An overview of Aristotle's teachings with attention to their historical context.
Aristotle and the Philosophy of Friendship. By Lorraine Smith Pangle.
Focuses heavily on the theme of friendship in Nicomachean Ethics.
Action Character According to Aristotle: The Logic of the Moral Life. By Kevin L. Flannery.
Provides interpretations of some challenging passages of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and Eudemian Ethics, his two major works on ethics.
The Politics of Aristotle: A Treatise on Government. (Translated by William Ellis)
The Politics of Aristotle continues where Aristotle's Ethics leaves off.

A Plato Primer. By J. D. G. Evans.
Introduces beginning students to the main theses, concepts and arguments in Plato's philosophy.
Plato. By Andrew Mason.
A thematically organized overview of Plato's philosophy.
Plato's Republic: A Reader's Guide. By Luke Purshouse.
A guide to interpreting Plato's Republic. Focuses on context, key themes, and important passages.