Taoism / Test #2

Objective

• Explain the main tenets of Taoism

Agenda

• Taoism PowerPoint 
• Regina Spektor
• Yin & Yang
• Lao Tzu
• Quotes
• Work-Life Balance
• Test #2
• Homework!
• Read Happiness Hypothesis Ch 5 for Friday
• Journal Entry #4 - Eastern Religions  (next collection: Friday)

Coming Up!

• Thursday: Stoics
• Friday: Happiness Hypothesis Ch 5

Guest Speaker / Taoism

Objective

• Explain the main tenets of Taoism

Agenda

• Guest Speaker on Buddhism - Mr. Haardt
• Taoism PowerPoint 
• Regina Spektor
• Yin & Yang

Coming Up!

• Wednesday: Finish Notes & Test #2 
• Thursday: Stoics 
• Friday: Happiness Hypothesis Ch 5

Buddhism

Objective

• Evaluate if whether or not one ought to believe in God
• Explain the main tenets of Buddhism

Agenda

• Discuss Life of Pi
• Buddhism PowerPoint / Short Readings / Discussion
• Franz Ferdinand
• An Exercise
• School of Life
• Notes
• Readings
• Thunk

Coming Up!

• Tuesday: Taoism
• Wednesday: Test & Stoics

Life of Pi (Two Days)

Mr. M will be out on Friday.  As such, here are the plans and assignments for both Thursday and Friday in one epic post.

The Plan

• Watch Life of Pi  
• Complete Journal Entry #3 - Life of Pi
• Watch "Thunk" Videos to Review a few ideas  (see Unit Page)
• The Problem of Evil
• Pascal's Wager and Aliens

You'll likely have a little time in class tomorrow after Life of Pi to do the journal entry and watch the videos.  Please take advantage of it!  Keep in mind that I will begin collecting journals next week.  There will not be a quiz on the Thunk videos, but they're excellent reviews (and they may have some new info - which is fair game on the test). 

As a side note, if you look back on Unit 1 and the Introduction, I've posted more videos from Thunk on topics we've discussed.  You won't be tested on them, but if you're curious they're really interesting.

Next Week

• Monday - Buddhism
• Tuesday - Taoism / Review
• Wednesday - Test #2: God & A Lesson on Stoicism
• Thursday - Happiness Hypothesis - Happiness Comes From Between
• Friday - Epicurus 

Pascal's Wager

Objective

• Evaluate if whether or not one ought to believe in God

Agenda

• Annotation Check
• Discuss Pascal's Wager

Coming Up!

• Thursday: Life of Pi
• Friday:  Life of Pi

The Problem of Evil

Objective

• Evaluate if whether or not one ought to believe in God

Agenda

• Explain God Unit
• Discuss Epicurus' Problem Of Evil

Coming Up!

• Tomorrow: Pascal's Wager
• Thursday: Life of Pi
• Friday:  Life of Pi

Dollhouse

Objective

• Watch 

Agenda

• Update: Mr. M is absurd.  Pushing things back!
• Watch Dollhouse - Man on the Street - S1E6

Coming Up!

• Tomorrow: Determinism vs. Free Will
• Friday: Test #1 - Truth

The Divided Mind

Objective

• Discuss a collection of essays about epistemology and metaphysics.

Agenda

• "Quiz" on In Praise of Idleness  / HH Reading Check
• Discuss In Praise of Idleness (Briefly)
• Discuss Happiness Hypothesis
• Psychology Sidebar - "This Video Will Make You Angry"

Coming Up!

• Tomorrow: Determinism vs. Free Will
• Thursday: Test #1 - Truth

Sick day - In Praise of Idleness

Class -

I'm unfortunately sick again.  I wish I could join you all today, but I'm not doing so well.  So we don't waste the day, I'm going to share an excellent essay we sometimes read about that relates to politics, happiness, economics, and BEING LAZY.  What better way to celebrate the coming weekend?

Please read the following essay, titled "In Praise of Idleness" by Bertrand Russel;

https://libcom.org/files/Bertrand%20Russell%20-%20In%20Praise%20of%20Idleness.pdf

You will have a brief open-note reading quiz about it on Tuesday, and then we'll resume our usual schedule.

If for some reason this link does not work at school, endeavor to find another one.  A simple search of the title and author should yield many versions.

What is True?

Objective

• Discuss a collection of essays about epistemology and metaphysics.

Agenda

• What Is True? Discussion

Homework...

• Read and Annotate "The Divided Mind" Packet (Friday)

Coming Up!

• Tomorrow: Mind PowerPoint
• Friday: The Divided Mind discussion
• Tuesday: Determinism vs. Free Will
• Wednesday: Test #1 - Truth

Rachel's Challenge

Objective

• Talk about ethics and arguments

Agenda

• Assembly
• Discuss Rachel's Challenge

Homework...

• Read and Annotate "The Divided Mind" Packet (Friday)

Coming Up!

• Tomorrow:  "What is True?" Discussion 
• Thursday: Mind PowerPoint
• Friday: The Divided Mind discussion

Descartes

Objective

• Explain major ideas from metaphysics
• Analyze the major themes of Descartes' Meditations

Agenda

• Quiz
• Discuss Descartes
• "What is True?" Reading

Homework...

• Read and Annotate "What is True" Packet (Tomorrow)

Coming Up!

• Friday:"What Is True?" Discussion

Epistomology

Objective

• Describe major fields of Philosophy
• Explain major ideas in Epistemology

Agenda

• Epistomology PowerPoint
• Reading Time!

Homework...

• Prepare for Reading Quiz on Blackburn (Tomorrow)
• Read and Annotate "What is True" Packet (Friday)

Coming Up!

• Thursday: Reading Quiz (Blackburn) / Reading Time
• Friday:"What Is True?" Discussion

The Allegory of the Cave

Objective

• Analyze Plato's Allegory of the Cave

Agenda

• With your own / on your groups - watch - "What is Philosophy For?"
• Allegory of the Cave Assignment (see Truth)
• At 10:10 - Discuss Allegory of the Cave

Homework...

• Prepare for Reading Quiz on Blackburn (Thurs)
• Read and Annotate "What is True" Packet (Friday)

Coming Up!

• Wednesday: Epistemology PowerPoint / Reading Time
• Thursday: Reading Quiz (Blackburn) / Reading Time
• Friday:"What Is True?" Discussion