Nietzsche II

Objective

• Describe the life and philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
• Analyze the concepts of slave/mastery morality, the death of God, the will to power, and eternal return.

Agenda

• Short Period Today!
• Discussion: Nietszche's Main Ideas

Nietzsche

Objective

• Describe the life and philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
• Analyze the concepts of slave/mastery morality, the death of God, the will to power, and eternal return.

Agenda

• Warm-Up #35:  In your view, what is the basis/origin for most of conventional morality?
• ELI5: Nietzsche and Existentialism
• Reading: Nietzsche 
• http://www.nietzschefamilycircus.com/

Either/Or Part III

Objective

• Describe the life and philosophy of Soren Kierkegaard.
• Evaluate the choice within Either/Or between the aesthetic and the ethical life.

Agenda

• Warm-Up #34:  What is "thought despair" and why does the Judge think A suffers from it?
• Thought Despair: Discussion
• PowerPoint: The Ethical & Religious
• Optional Reading: Mr. M's Kierkegaard Paper

Either/Or Part II

Objective

• Describe the life and philosophy of Soren Kierkegaard.
• Evaluate the choice within Either/Or between the aesthetic and the ethical life.

Agenda

• Warm-Up #33:  A has a number of clever ideas about life, but he seems to still be unhappy.  What do you think about his life philosophy? 
• PowerPoint: Kierkegaard (Brief)
• Reading: Either/Or - Judge's Letter

Reading Day

Objective

• Describe the life and philosophy of Soren Kierkegaard.
• Evaluate the choice within Either/Or between the aesthetic and the ethical life.
• Prepare yourself to go see THE HOBBIT this weekend, if you're a classy cool person.
  

Agenda

• No Written Warm-Up
• Reading: Either/Or
• Reminders:
• Your reading is due on Monday.  If you did not pick up a copy yesterday, you can find it up front by Friedrich.
• If you didn't get the notes yesterday, here is a copy of the PowerPoint thus far.  Basically, just know the Kierkegaard section.
• You should highlight and use margin notes.  The second part of this reading -  The Diapsalmata - is a little different.  Lots of short segments instead of big meaty connected paragraphs.
• You do NOT need to note every single section.
• If you have some summary / highlight / notation on about 1/3 or 1/4 of them, you're in about the right area.  You want stuff to pull out in discussion, but you don't need to note *everything.*
• This isn't an easy read, but it's important.  Dig deep on it.  In particular, think about the overall message of A's lifestyle.  Is he a jerk?  Smart?  Crazy?  Wise?  What's worth keeping from his observations?  Does anything show him to be in a crisis / despair?

Kierkegaard

Objective

• Describe the life and philosophy of Soren Kierkegaard.
• Evaluate the choice within Either/Or between the aesthetic and the ethical life.

Agenda

• Warm-Up #32: Aside from Mr. M, what causes boredom in life?  How do you avoid it?
• PowerPoint: Kierkegaard (Brief)
• Reading: Either/Or

Existentialism II

Objective

• Examine the major themes of Existentialism

Agenda

• 2 Hour Delay - Short Period
• No Written Warm-up
• Crimes & Misdemeanors
• Discussion

Existentialism

Objective

• Examine the major themes of Existentialism

Agenda

• Warm-Up #31:  Why do bad things happen to good people?  Is there any sort of order,justice, or karma in the universe? Why or why not?
• Existentialism Reading Discussion / Review
• Crimes & Misdemeanors

Justice Review

Objective

• Review major political ideologies

Agenda

• No Written Warm-Up
• Existentialism Reading (partner/small groups)
• See assignment on sidebar
• This is due on Friday @ Start of Class
• You'll have time to work today, after the test tomorrow, and at home.  You can decide how you want to balance that time with preparing for the test.
• Review Time
• Study packets & powerpoints
• Ask questions

Assembly

Objective

• Evaluate our school's attempts to "educate the whole person" in an Aristotelian way through an assembly about alcohol and decision-making.

Agenda

• No Written Warm-Up
• How To Watch Philosophically

• Be open minded, but take an analytical approach.
• Analyze the rhetorical approach: Is this argument logical?  Reliance on emotional appeal?  Does it hold up on a universal level?
• Is he making an appeal to your personal happiness, ethics, or both?
• Evaluate the form of moral reasoning:  Is the advice given deontological, consequentialist, and/or an appeal to virtue?
• Think about philosophers.  Ex: What would Kant say about this?
• Look at the overall approach in terms of phronesis (practical wisdom).  Does  this educational program achieve its ends? If so, what's good about it.  If not, is there a better way to do so?  Is the ends futile, irrelevant, or unneeded?
• Assembly
• Discussion / Reflection

Ethics Presentations Day III

Objective

• Evaluate ethical and political controversies

Agenda

• No Written Warm-Up
• Presentations!
• Looking Ahead:
• Tomorrow we're missing  almost all of class due to an assembly.  You'll be hearing Aaron Corksy speak.  ( His website: http://dropyourpride.org/ )
• Wednesday we will finish the last presentations.  We may start a reading on existentialism.
• Thursday will be your Justice test, and then we'll begin Existentialism!