Objective
- Analyze & Evaluate The Happiness Hypothesis
Agenda
- Warm-Up #18: Describe one idea from your reading that you found interesting or useful.
- Announcements
- Website Issue
- Right bar is going to be out of date until google fixes this bug.
- Due date for project is Monday, 10/14
- Additional Content - Chapter Six - Love
- Thus far the reception to the Happiness Hypothesis seems good - better than Descartes at least. I decided to delay your test two days (it will be early next week) to offer a bit more time to work on your project and dig a bit deeper into Haidt.
- More opportunities for topic discovery for those of you who are still stuck on your project
- Apologies for the now out of order nature of the reading
- Discussion: The Happiness Hypothesis (Chapter X)
- Work Time
- Reading The Happiness Hypothesis (part four - Chapter VI - due Thursday)
Objective
- Analyze & Evaluate the main ideas of the Cynics
Agenda
- Warm-Up #17: What is your overall impression of the Cynics? What do you like or dislike about their philosophy?
- Discussion: The Cynics
- Review main ideas
- Evaluate the Cynics
- Determine Happiness Project Topics & Formats
- Work Time
- Reading The Happiness Hypothesis (part three due tomorrow)
- Work on Happiness Project
Objective
- Analyze & Evaluate the main ideas of the Cynics
Agenda
- No Written Warm-Up
- Happiness Project Description
- Activity: Cynicism Research
- Work Time
- Reading The Happiness Hypothesis (part three due Monday)
Objective
- Analyze & Evaluate The Happiness Hypothesis
Agenda
- Warm-Up #16: Describe one idea from your reading that you found interesting or useful.
- Discussion: The Happiness Hypothesis (Chapter V)
- Work Time
- Reading The Happiness Hypothesis (part three due Monday)
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Objective
- Analyze the ideas of the Epicureans
Agenda
- Warm-Up #15: Describe the main ideas of Stoicism
- Epicureans Assignment
- Discussion
- Work Time
- Reading The Happiness Hypothesis (part two due Thursday)
Objective
- Review essay writing skills & expectations
Agenda
- No Written Warm-Up. Instead, fun picture:
- Writing Skills Review Lecture
- Based on essays from past test
- Key points on board
- View writing samples
- Return Essays / Answer Questions
- Work Time
- Reading The Happiness Hypothesis (part two due Thursday)
Objective
- Analyze & Evaluate The Happiness Hypothesis
Agenda
- Warm-up #14: Describe one idea from your reading that you found interesting or useful.
- Discussion: Happiness Hypothesis
- Work Time
- Reading The Happiness Hypothesis (part two due Wednesday)
Objective
- Analyze the philosophy of the Stoics
Agenda
- No Written Warm-Up
- Happiness Part One: Stoics
- Core Values
- Famous Stoics
- Quotes
- This Is Water - David Foster Wallace
- Work Time
- Reading The Happiness Hypothesis (part one due Monday)
Objective
- Evaluate the "Problem of Evil"
Agenda
- Warm-Up #13: Define Evil
- Discussion: The Problem of Evil
- Epicurus
- Breaking Down The Argument
- Counterarguments
- Work Time
- Reading The Happiness Hypothesis
- Preparing for Test #2: God (tomorrow)
Objective
- Analyze Pascal's Wager
- Evaluate the argument in Life of Pi
Agenda
- Warm-Up #12: Pascal argues that with enough motivation and proper habits we can choose to believe in God. Do you think his argument is sound?
- Life of Pi
- Discussion: Life of Pi & Pascal's Wager
- (If Time) - Begin Reading on Happiness Hypothesis
Objective
Agenda
- Warm-Up #11: What are your initial reactions / response to Pascal's Wager?
- Discussion: Pascal's Wager
- Life of Pi
Objective
- Analyze Aquinas' proofs of God's
existence
Agenda
- Article Of Interest: Pope Francis Tells Atheists To Abide By Their Own Conscience
- Relates to our discussion about exclusivity claims in religion the other day; further support's Michelle's statements about the new Pope's broader concepts of salvation.
- Warm-Up #10 - Aquinas thinks he has found five ways to prove God; Descartes thought he could do the same thing; do you agree with his project? Is it possible to actually prove the existence of God using reason alone? Why or why not?
- Aquinas Discussion
- Life of Pi
Objective
- Analyze Aquinas' proofs of God's existance
Agenda
- Talk: Papers & Discussions
- Time Management, Dig Deep, Accommodate Arguments
- Participation, Essay Ideas, Long-Term Connections, We <3 Knowledge
- Return Stuff
- Reading: Aquinas' Five Ways To Prove God Exists
- Highlight & Notes in Margins
- Be prepared to support or oppose each individual proof
- Life of Pi
Objective
- Describe the history and beliefs of major world religions.
- Analyze Aquinas' proofs of God's existance
Agenda
- No Written Warm-Up. Take 10 minutes after announcements to finish preparing your quote assignment from yesterday and/or preparing for your Crash Course Quiz.
- Quiz #3: Western Religions (Crash Course)
- Review Quiz
- Discuss Quotes
Objective
- Describe the history and beliefs of major world religions.
Agenda
- Warm-Up #9: Based on your Crash Course viewings, explain any one idea from an eastern religion or philosophy. (It could be a term or broad concept). Then, briefly explain why this idea has historical or philosophical importance.
- Powerpoint
- Key Concepts
- Dharma
- Karma
- Story of the Buddha
- Suffering
- Discussion
- Quotes
- With a partner, look at the quotes on the pages linked below.
- Buddhism: Buddha - Wikiquote, 14th Dalai Lama - Wiki Quote
- Confucianism: Confucius - Wikiquote
- From the sources above, select at least FOUR quotes (total) that you think are worthy of discussion. Write these in your journal, below today's warm-up. For each quote:
- Summarize what you believe it means
- State why you agree with it and think it is important, or why you feel this idea is mistaken, could be problematic, or needs clarification.
Objective
- Describe the history and beliefs of major world religions.
Agenda
- No Written Warm-Up.
- Quiz #2: Eastern Religions
- Discuss Religions
- How we talk about comparative religion
- True/False (not the issue)
- What religious beliefs are in the class
- Crash Course: World History
Objective
- Learn about the college application process
- Describe the history and beliefs of major world religions.
Agenda
- No Written Warm-Up.
- College Application Talk from Counselors
- Crash Course: World History
Objective
- Take a test on Plato, Descartes, and Logic.
- Describe the history and beliefs of major world religions.
Agenda
- No Written Warm-Up
- Take 10 minutes to prepare for your test
- Test #1: Knowledge
- Crash Course: World History
