The end result is a conference paper that you will read
during our in class conference on the last day of class.
The paper should be 3000 words. It should focus on some
important aspect of one of Plato’s dialogues that we discuss in class.
Given the short length of the paper, I suggest focusing on
one dialogue rather than a discussion of a theme than ranges over more than one
dialogue.
The paper should demonstrate some awareness of the secondary
literature on this topic. For example, I
just looked at a recent conference paper I co wrote with a BIC colleague and
former Baylor grad student, Paul Carron, and I
have a long footnote that mentions
relevant literature and then we cite
7-8 sources in the paper. I will email you that paper for your perusal. I will also send a paper I gave last year
at the Ancient Philosophy Society and International Plato Society as another
model.
I encourage you to explore philosophical issues and ideas
that you have interests in in light of
Plato.
I encourage you to submit the paper to a conference. Several participants of previous seminars presented at the Society of Ancient Greek
Philosophy in New York City. The deadline for that submission is in June. In the past five years, 15 Baylor graduate students have presented at
this conference.
For those who finish their papers a bit early, the Ancient
Philosophy Society call for papers is
Nov 25. One former Baylor student has
presented on this program.
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