Thursday, December 12, 2013

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?

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