Warm-Up #18: Describe one idea from your reading that you found interesting or useful.
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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)
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?
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.
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.
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.
