{"id":534,"date":"2013-05-17T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/wolpert\/?page_id=534"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:05:25","slug":"cla6930-vice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/wolpert\/courses\/cla6930-vice\/","title":{"rendered":"CLA 6930: Vice in Ancient Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container px-0 pt-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-start\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CLA 6930: Vice in Ancient Greece<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring 2009<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Time and Location<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/wolpert\/files\/Euthymidesamphora.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/wolpert\/files\/Euthymidesamphora-190x300.jpg\" alt=\"Euthymidesamphora\" class=\"wp-image-539\" style=\"width:171px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/wolpert\/files\/Euthymidesamphora-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/wolpert\/files\/Euthymidesamphora-200x315.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/wolpert\/files\/Euthymidesamphora.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday, Period 9-11 (ClassicsLibrary)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Required<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Christ, Matthew R. 2006.\u00a0<em>The Bad Citizen in Classical Athens<\/em>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.<\/li>\n<li>Cohen, David. 1995.\u00a0<em>Law, Violence, and Community in Classical Athens<\/em>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.<\/li>\n<li>Davidson, J. 1997.\u00a0<em>Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens<\/em>. London.<\/li>\n<li>Harris, William V. 2002. <em>Restraining Rage:\u00a0The Ideology of Anger Control in Classical Antiquity<\/em>. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.<\/li>\n<li>Konstan, David. 2007.\u00a0The <em>Emotions of the Ancient Greeks: Studies in Aristotle and Classical Literature<\/em>.\u00a0Toronto: University of Toronto Press.<\/li>\n<li>Williams, Bernard. 2008.\u00a0<em>Shame and Necessity<\/em>. Berkeley: University of California Press.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On Reserve<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Balot, Ryan K. 2001.\u00a0<em>Greed and Injustice in Classical Athens<\/em>.\u00a0Princeton: Princeton University Press.<\/li>\n<li>McHardy, Fiona. 2008.\u00a0<em>Revenge in Athenian Culture<\/em>. London: Duckworth<\/li>\n<li>Worman, Nancy. 2008.\u00a0<em>Abusive Mouths in Classical Athens<\/em>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Description<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An examination of the ways in which the ancient Greeks regulated individual behavior considered detrimental to society, taking into account differences in genre, over time, and across regions when possible.\u00a0 Particular attention will be given to new approaches on ancient conceptualizations of the emotions; to what degree anti-social behavior was tolerated or supressed; and how societal norms and values are affirmed, challenged, and contested in our sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Class Participation (15%) based on participation in weekly discussions.\u00a0 No unexecused absences.<\/li>\n<li>Presentations (10%).\u00a0 Each student will present to the class his\/her findings from work on the term paper.<\/li>\n<li>One Term Paper (75%) , approximately 5,000, not including footnotes and bibliography\n<ul>\n<li>Abstract and Bibliography, due March 30 (5% reduction of grade on term paper if not handed in at the start of class; 2.5% reduction if assignment is incomplete)<\/li>\n<li>First Draft, due on April 6 (10% reduction of grade on term paper if first draft is not handed in at the start of class; 5% reduction if first draft is incomplete)<\/li>\n<li>Final Draft, due on April 20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PART I: REGULATING THE EMOTIONS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">January 12: Guilt, Shame, and Forgiveness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bernard Williams,\u00a0<em>Shame and Necessity<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">January 19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.\u00a0 No Class<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">January 26: The Philosophical Turn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>David Konstan,\u00a0<em>The Emotions of the Ancient Greeks: Studies in Aristotle and Classical Literature<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">February 2: Anger Management<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>William Harris, <em>Restraining Rage:\u00a0The Ideology of Anger Control in Classical Antiquity<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PART II: VICE IN ATHENS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">February 9: Enmity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>David Cohen,\u00a0<em>Law, Violence, and Community in Classical Athens<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">February 16: Cowardice and Tax Evasion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Matthew Christ,\u00a0<em>The Bad Citizen in Classical Athens<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Individual meetings to discuss focus of your term paper<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">February 23: Greed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ryan Balot,\u00a0<em>Greed and Injustice in Classical Athens<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March 2: Rich and Poor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fisher, N.R.E. 1976. &#8220;Hybris and Dishonour: I.&#8221;\u00a0<em>G&amp;R\u00a0<\/em>23: 177\u201393.<\/li>\n<li>Fisher, N.R.E. 1979. &#8220;Hybris and Dishonour: II.&#8221;\u00a0<em>G&amp;R\u00a0<\/em>26: 32\u201347.<\/li>\n<li>Cairns, D. 1996. &#8220;Hybris, Dishonour, and Thinking Big.&#8221; <em>JHS<\/em> 116: 1\u201332.<\/li>\n<li>Osborne, Robin. 1990. &#8220;Vexatious Litigation in Classical Athens: Sykophancy and the Sykophant,&#8221; 83\u2013102. In\u00a0<em>Nomos: Essays in Athenian Law, Politics and Society<\/em>, edited by P. Cartledge, P. Millett, and S. Todd. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.<\/li>\n<li>Harvey, D. 1990. &#8220;The Sykophant and Sykophancy: Vexatious Redefinition?,&#8221; 103\u201321. In\u00a0<em>Nomos: Essays in Athenian Law, Politics and Society<\/em>, edited by P. Cartledge, P. Millett, and S. Todd. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.<\/li>\n<li>Worman, Nancy. 2004. &#8220;Insult and Oral Excess in the Disputes between Aeschines and Demosthenes.&#8221;\u00a0<em>AJP<\/em>\u00a0125: 1\u201325.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March 9: Spring Break<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March 16: Lust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>James Davidson,\u00a0<em>Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Ath<\/em>ens<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PART III: TERM PAPER<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March 23: Individual Meetings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>No Class<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">March 30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Abstract and bibliography due<\/li>\n<li>No class, Individual Meetings<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>First Draft due<\/li>\n<li>Presentations<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April 13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Presentations<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Final Draft due<\/li>\n<li>Presentations<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grading Scale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A = 90-100%<br>\nB+= 87-89.9%<br>\nB = 80-86.9%<br>\nC+ = 77-79.9%<br>\nC = 70-76.9%<br>\nD+ = 67-69.9%<br>\nD = 60-66.9%<br>\nE &lt; 60%<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Policies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Students are expected to complete all requirements on the specified dates and will not be granted an alternate date unless they have an acceptable reason for their absence as specified in the graduate catalog, fulfill the conditions described therein, and provide timely notification.\u00a0 See\u00a0Graduate Catalog.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Students are required to be honest in their coursework. Any act of academic dishonesty will be reported to Student Judicial Affairs, and may result in failure of the assignement in question and\/or the course.\u00a0 See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sccr.dso.ufl.edu\/policies\/student-honor-code-student-conduct-code\/\">Honor Code<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Students seeking special accomommodations, need to submit such requests to the Disability Resource Center prior to the deadline of the scheduled requirement, and preferably as early in the Semester as possible.\u00a0 For further information, see the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/disability.ufl.edu\/\">Disability Resource Center<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Students facing difficulties completing the course or who are in need of counseling or urgent help may call the on-campus counseling center: 352-392-1575, or the student mental health center: 352-392-1171.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":0,"parent":8,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"featured_post":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-534","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/wolpert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/wolpert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/wolpert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/wolpert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/79"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/wolpert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=534"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/wolpert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1725,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/wolpert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/534\/revisions\/1725"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/wolpert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/wolpert\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}