Duration
2 weeks
Study Mode
Intensive
Attendance
In person, Toongabbie campus
Structure
1 unit (6 credit points)
Tuition
See below
Start Dates
Don’t miss this opportunity to undertake a close reading of one of the most celebrated of all Socratic dialogues with esteemed Campion academic Dr Jeremy Bell. In this two-week intensive unit on Plato’s Phaedo, you will undertake a close reading of the text and explore themes of immortality, philosophy as a way of life and the nature of the soul.
The Phaedo is a dramatization of Socrates’ final conversation with friends in prison, before drinking hemlock and dying. (Drinking the hemlock was his appointed punishment after he was found guilty by the city of Athens of denying the city’s gods and corrupting the young.) In it, Socrates describes his own life as a philosopher, relates his dissatisfaction with the philosophic teaching he encountered as a youth and his resultant turn towards a new way of pursuing wisdom, and explores arguments for the immortality of the soul. The class will read the entire dialogue, in a scrupulously literal translation, paying careful attention both to its philosophical content and to its literary character.
Participation is open to Campion students and the general public. A copy of the text will be provided to all enrolled students.
Please note that dates for this intensive have not yet been advised. Click the ‘Express Interest’ button so we can contact you when further information is available.
The Classical Philosophy Intensive will be delivered on campus at 8-14 Austin Woodbury Place Old Toongabbie NSW 2146. You will receive a detailed unit outline prior to the first session.
You will have 2x two-hour sessions per day from 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm.
Students enrolled for academic credit will be required to complete the following assessments in order to pass the unit:
- 2500-word research essay
- Oral examination
- Attendance and participation in sessions. Further information will be provided to enrolled students in the unit outline.
Auditing students are not required to complete assessments. See the ‘Admission’ tab for further information.
Current Campion students
Enrol for credit towards your BA
- The Winter Intensive is a Level 300 unit that will count for 6 credit points toward your degree. This is the perfect opportunity to reduce your unit load for Semester 2. First and second year students should consult with the Dean before enrolling.
- There are no pre-requisites for enrolment.
General public
Enrol as a Miscellaneous (credit-earning) student
- Individuals wishing to complete a unit of study out of personal interest, without enrolling in a full course, may do so as a Miscellaneous student.
- Units completed as a Miscellaneous student may later be credited towards a qualification if you decide to enrol in a course, either Campion’s Bachelor of Arts in the Liberal Arts or a course at another institution.
- There are no pre-requisites for enrolment.
- Miscellaneous students must pay tuition fees up-front.
General public
Enrol as an Auditing student
- Individuals wishing to complete a unit of study out of personal interest, without enrolling in a full course, may do so as an Auditing student.
- Auditing students do not complete assessments. As such, units completed as an Auditing student may NOT be credited towards a qualification if you later decide to enrol in a course.
- There are no pre-requisites for enrolment.
- Auditing students must pay reduced tuition fees up-front.
Current Campion students
The cost of this unit is $1,995.
Tuition fees for Campion College can be deferred fully or partially through FEE-HELP, the federal government’s student loans scheme for eligible domestic students or New Zealand Special Category Visa holders.
Click here to learn more about tuition.
General public
The cost of this unit for Miscellaneous students is $2,195.
The cost of this unit for Auditing students is $1097.50.
All fees must be paid upfront prior to the first session. Payment options include credit card (via phone with our Accounts Team) and direct deposit (EFT).
- Demonstrate an understanding of the major themes and questions in the text
- Critically evaluate the arguments presented in the text
- Appreciate the significance of the author’s choice of the literary form of the text
- Write well-argued and well-structured essays and appropriately use references and bibliographies according to academic conventions
Is there an attendance requirement?
What will classes be like?
Should I enrol as a Miscellaneous or Auditing student?
What reading materials will I need?
What is the difficulty level of this unit?
Who can I contact with further questions?
The Classical Philosophy Intensive will be delivered on campus at 8-14 Austin Woodbury Place Old Toongabbie NSW 2146. You will receive a detailed unit outline prior to the first session.
You will have 2x two-hour sessions per day from 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm.
Students enrolled for academic credit will be required to complete the following assessments in order to pass the unit:
- 2500-word research essay
- Oral examination
- Attendance and participation in sessions. Further information will be provided to enrolled students in the unit outline.
Auditing students are not required to complete assessments. See the ‘Admission’ tab for further information.
Guidelines
Current Campion students
Enrol for credit towards your BA
- The Winter Intensive is a Level 300 unit that will count for 6 credit points toward your degree. This is the perfect opportunity to reduce your unit load for Semester 2. First and second year students should consult with the Dean before enrolling.
- There are no pre-requisites for enrolment.
General public
Enrol as a Miscellaneous (credit-earning) student
- Individuals wishing to complete a unit of study out of personal interest, without enrolling in a full course, may do so as a Miscellaneous student.
- Units completed as a Miscellaneous student may later be credited towards a qualification if you decide to enrol in a course, either Campion’s Bachelor of Arts in the Liberal Arts or a course at another institution.
- There are no pre-requisites for enrolment.
- Miscellaneous students must pay tuition fees up-front.
General public
Enrol as an Auditing student
- Individuals wishing to complete a unit of study out of personal interest, without enrolling in a full course, may do so as an Auditing student.
- Auditing students do not complete assessments. As such, units completed as an Auditing student may NOT be credited towards a qualification if you later decide to enrol in a course.
- There are no pre-requisites for enrolment.
- Auditing students must pay reduced tuition fees up-front.
Current Campion students
The cost of this unit is $1,995.
Tuition fees for Campion College can be deferred fully or partially through FEE-HELP, the federal government’s student loans scheme for eligible domestic students or New Zealand Special Category Visa holders.
Click here to learn more about tuition.
General public
The cost of this unit for Miscellaneous students is $2,195.
The cost of this unit for Auditing students is $1097.50.
All fees must be paid upfront prior to the first session. Payment options include credit card (via phone with our Accounts Team) and direct deposit (EFT).
- Demonstrate an understanding of the major themes and questions in the text
- Critically evaluate the arguments presented in the text
- Appreciate the significance of the author’s choice of the literary form of the text
- Write well-argued and well-structured essays and appropriately use references and bibliographies according to academic conventions
Is there an attendance requirement?
What will classes be like?
Should I enrol as a Miscellaneous or Auditing student?
What reading materials will I need?
What is the difficulty level of this unit?
Who can I contact with further questions?