Santa Fe January Freshman Seminar Readings
This list may be subject to change. Please always check with tutors or cross-reference with the paper reading list distributed by the dean’s office. Printable reading lists schedules with information on specific readings are available on mySJC. To access the schedule, login using your mySJC credentials, click on the “Students,” “Staff,” or “Faculty” tab and then select “Student Reading Lists” on the left-hand navigation.
| Date | Reading |
|---|---|
| January 20 | Homer: Iliad, Books I–VI |
| January 23 | Homer: Iliad, Books VII–XII |
| January 27 | Homer: Iliad, Books XIII–XVIII |
| January 30 | Homer: Iliad, Books XIX–XXIV |
| February 3 | Homer: Odyssey, Books I–VIII |
| February 6 | Homer: Odyssey, Books IX–XVI |
| February 10 | Homer: Odyssey, Books XVII–XXIV |
| February 13 | Aeschylus: Agamemnon |
| February 17 | Aeschylus: Choephoroe (Libation Bearers), Eumenides |
| February 20 | Herodotus: Histories, I; III, 37–38 |
| February 24 | Herodotus: Histories, V, 62–78; VI, 94–140; VII, 1–60, 99–end |
| February 27 | Herodotus: Histories, VIII–IX |
| March 3 | Plato: Gorgias, 447a–481b |
| March 6 | Plato: Gorgias, 481b–527c |
| March 10 | Plato: Meno |
| March 13 | Sophocles: Oedipus Rex |
| March 14–30 | Spring Vacation |
| March 31 | Plato: Republic, Book I |
| April 3 | Plato: Republic, Book II–III |
| April 7 | Plato: Republic, Book IV–V |
| April 10 | Plato: Republic, Book VI–VII |
| April 14 | Plato: Republic, Book VIII–IX |
| April 17 | Plato: Republic, Book X |
| April 21 | Aristophanes: Clouds |
| April 24 | Thucydides, Peloponnesian War, I; II, 1–46 While we recommend reading the entire work, the selections listed should be manageable in the allotted time. Arabic numbers refer to standard paragraph numbers. Most editions have the paragraph numbers in the margins, but not all editions. Please check before purchasing. First Semester Essays Due by Noon at Switchboard |
| April 28 | Thucydides, Peloponnesian War, II, 47–65; III, 1–86; IV, 1–41 |
| May 1 | Thucydides, Peloponnesian War, IV, 42–135; V, 1–24, 84–116; VI, 1–32 |
| May 5 | Thucydides, Peloponnesian War, VI, 33–105; VII; VIII, 1–2 |
| May 8 | Plato, Symposium, 172a–201c |
| May 12 | Plato, Symposium, 201d–223d |
| May 15 | Plato: Apology, Crito |
| May 19 | Plato: Phaedo, 57a–89c |
| May 22 | Plato: Phaedo, 89c–118a |
| Date | Readings |
|---|---|
| June 2 | Sophocles: Antigone |
| June 5 | Aristotle: Ethics, I; II |
| June 9 | Aristotle: Ethics, III: 1109b30–1119a20; IV: 1123A34–1125a35; V: 1129a3–1131a9, 1134a16–1135a14 |
| June 12 | Aristotle: Ethics, VIII; IX |
| June 16 | Aristotle: Ethics, X |
| June 19 | Lucretius: Nature of Things, I; II |
| June 23 | Lucretius: Nature of Things, III; IV; V, 1379–end; VI, 1–34, 1090–1286 |
| June 26 | Plato: Timaeus, 17–57d, and “System of the World” (copy) |
| June 30 | Sophocles: Oedipus at Colonus |
| July 3 | Aristotle: Physics, I: 184a9–184b14, 189b30–192b7; II: 192b8–195b30 |
| July 7 | Aristotle: Physics, II: 195b31–200b11 |
| July 10 | Aristotle: Physics, III: 200b12–202b29; IV: 217b29–224a16 |
| July 14 | Aristotle: Physics, III: 202b30–208a25; IV: 208a26–217b29 |
| July 17 | Aristotle: Physics, VIII: 250b11–260a19, 265a13–267b27 |
| July 21 | Euripides: Bacchae Second Semester Essays Due by Noon at Switchboard |
| July 24 | Plato: Theaetetus, 142–187 |
| July 28 | Plato: Theaetetus, 188–210 |
| July 31 | Plato: Phaedrus, 227a–258d |
| August 4 | Plato: Phaedrus, 258d–end |
| August 7 | Sophocles: Philoctetes |