Test #6 - Existentialism
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Monday, December 21, 2015
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Nietzsche
Objective
- Evaluate problems faced by the Ethical Life
- Alain de Botton - Nietzsche on Hardship
- Discussion
- Nerdwriter - Kintsugi
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Kierkegaard IV
Objective
- Evaluate problems faced by the Ethical Life
- The Problem of the Ethical
- Watch Scrubs - Season 5, Episode 20 - "My Lunch"
- Discussion
- The Religious Life
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Sartre - Existentialism Is A Humanism
Objective
- Describe the major ideas of Existentialism as presented by Jean Paul Sartre
- Evaluate Sartre's concepts of freedom, authenticity, and humanism.
- Return Readings
- Music: "Ecce Homo" by Titus Andronicus
- Video - School of Life (Sartre)
- Discussion: Existentialism is a Humanism
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Kierkegaard I
Agenda
- Return Papers
- Classwork Reminder & Absences
- If you're here the day a reading is due and it's incomplete, it is a zero with no chance to turn it in. The whole purpose is preparing for the discussion.
- If you're absent the day an assignment is due, it's your job to turn it into the inbox or talk to me immediately upon your return.
- If you're absent, it's your job to find out everything you missed from a peer. You can also check the website and talk to me - but I'm not going to track you down.
- Check your grades online. Note the following:
- Blank means it isn't graded yet and it won't affect you one way or the other
- Zero means it's a zero. You're done.
- Z means it's missing and you can turn it in late for 50% credit. As time passes, these turn into zeros.
- On Safe Spaces handouts, very varied responses. High quality work got bonus points.
- If you goof off in class, then I expect you're doing the work at home. If you're busy outside of school, then you should be laser focused with in-class work time.
- Tests were a BIG improvement this time - quite a few people with 100% or higher.
- Kierkegaard Discussion - Crop Rotation
- Reading Time
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Test & Nihilism
Agenda
- Test - Justice
- Nihilism Notes
- Kierkegaard - A Brief Introduction
- Begin Reading (if time)
Coming Up
- Read "Crop Rotation" for Wednesday (Tomorrow)
- An introduction to the aesthetic lifestyle
- Read "The Diapsalmata" for Thursday
- We'll discuss A's perspective
- Read "Equilibrium" for Friday
- We'll talk about The Ethical Life and watch Scrubs
Monday, December 7, 2015
Ideologies
Objective
- Explain the role of ideology in our society
- Evaluate presidential candidates in the context of political ideology
- A Precise Definition of Ideology
- The Packet
- Review Fascism Briefly
- Haidt - The Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives
- https://www.isidewith.com/
- STUDY FOR TOMORROW'S TEST!
- Justice Test (tomorrow) & Nihilism
- Wednesday: Kierkegaard
Friday, December 4, 2015
Fascism Friday
Fascism has cropped up in the news lately through attacks on Donald Trump:
Let's evaluate if these criticisms are valid or simply name-calling, by considering Umberto Eco's analysis of the commonalities between fascist movements.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
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