Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Extra Unit Summary

On Friday, we will have a short test.  Make sure you review the following materials.  Questions will be drawn both directly from the text or video itself, and from our in-class discussions.

  • Life, Death, and Anxiety
    • Nietzsche - On The Pathos of Truth
    • Plato - The Crito
    • Epictetus - The Enchiridion
  • Metaphysics
  • Civil Disobedience and Political Action  (due Friday)
    • Video - School of Life - Henry David Thoreau (YouTube) (Video)
    • Thoreau - Civil Disobedience
    • King - Letter From A Birmingham Jail

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Discussion: Pathos of Truth & The Crito

Agenda
  • We've had two days to prepare these two readings
  • Topic #1:  Pathos of Truth (Nietzche)
  • Topic #2: The Crito (Plato)
  • Discuss: Common Themes & Disagreements

Monday, January 4, 2016