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