Wednesdays 1-3 PM
January 14 through February 18, 2004
D.O.C. Houses
“We the people, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide the common defense, etc. ordain and establish this Constitution . . . .“
Readings chosen to explore the tensions between ruler and ruled, order and justice, ambition and consensus. Written works include a selection from Plato's Republic, Plutarch's biography of Pompey, Ibsen's drama The Wild Duck, selections from Machiavelli's The Prince, the Constitution of the United States and a story of a village meeting by the Basque writer, Le Cagot.
This is a six-week course whose discussions depend on a close reading of each text. Class is limited to 12 to assure everyone's active participation.
Class is limited to 12 members.
Scribner Jelliffe graduated from Dartmouth and obtained an MA from NYU in History before teaching in schools in this country and abroad. As an adjunct to teaching, he has led Great Books discussion groups.
