Cicero for Lawyers
LAW 3382
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Description
Prerequisite: None
Exam Type: No Exam
Lawyers try to persuade others all the time—judges and juries, regulators, opposing negotiators, policymakers, or community members. In this course, we will explore some selected topics in the art, logic, and ethics of persuasion by focusing on one of the most important practitioners and scholars of persuasion of all times: Marcus Tullius Cicero. We will closely read and discuss some of Cicero's forensic and political speeches as well as excerpts from his rhetorical treatises. Active and robust participation in class discussion is an essential requirement.
Note: This course will meet for 8, 90-minute sessions; on the following dates: TBD.
School
Harvard Law School
Credits
1
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Law School
Course Component
Reading Group
Subject
Law
Grading Basis
HLS Credit/Fail
