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PHIL 213A

Porphyry's Introduction to Logic (PHIL 113A)

UNITS:4
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

The main text will be Porphyry's Isagoge. For more than a thousand years this book was every student's first text in philosophy. We will focus on five main topics: genera, species, differences, properties, accidents.

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Seminar 1Open
ID: 27103
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DAYS:Monday, Wednesday
TIME:4:30 PM – 5:50 PM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
Code, Alan
4units

PHIL 213A: Porphyry's Introduction to Logic (PHIL 113A)

4 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

The main text will be Porphyry's Isagoge. For more than a thousand years this book was every student's first text in philosophy. We will focus on five main topics: genera, species, differences, properties, accidents.

Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Seminar — Monday Wednesday 4:30 PM – 5:50 PM — Code, Alan (Graduate)

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