Semester 1 - Fall 2009
Sep 8th - Respond to Torture article and webpage.
Sep 9th - Printout from Class Webpage.
Sep 10th - What is education? How do we learn?
Sep 14th - Who is Pablo Freier?
Sep 15th - Picture of the WALL
Sep 16th - Why do we build walls?
Sep 17th - 1st Friday Reflection
Sep 20th - Sarafina as universal
Sep 22nd - Research Paper DUE
Sep 23rd - Who is God?
Sep 24th - Romero and is religion/faith a political action?
Sep 27th - What are the caves in the world?
Sep 28th - How do we escape the caves that imprison us?
Sep 29th - What is "Hidden in America"?
Sep 30th - Groupthink Questions from textbook
Oct 1st - A: Discuss meaning: “The unexamined life is not worth living?”
Oct 2nd - B: Frankl’s Logotherapy? How are people “self actualized?”
Oct 5th - C: What is purpose of EDUCATION?
Oct 6th: - D: Why is Logic important?
Oct 7th - New Cosmology/M Fox (or 5 Canned Food)
Oct 8th - Friday Reflection (or 10 Canned Food)
Oct 13th - E: What defines us as human beings?
Oct 14th - F: Focus on different question from section on Western View of human nature
Oct 15th - G: What do we mean by the Darwinian challenge? What is existentialism?
Oct 15th - Email one page on Teaching Topic
Oct 19th - H: What are consequences of sexism? How does Descarte define human nature?
Oct 20th - UNIVERSITY FAIR
Oct21st - I: What is materialism as defined by Hobbes? Give examples of reductionism?
Oct 22nd - J: What is functionalism? Do we consciously exist after we die? Why?
Oct 26th - K: Define notion of the “enduring self”.What is the nature of the true self?
Oct 26th - Connect "District 9" to Philosophy
Oct 27th - L: Are we independent beings? How would Hegel explain relationships?
Oct 28th - M: Compare Plato’s view of soul to Freud’s? Aristotle’s view of happiness.
Oct 29th - Friday Reflection
Oct 29th - N: What is reality? Is universe orderly? What is the nature of consciousness?
Nov 2nd - O: What is idealism? Is there a universal law at work in the universe?
Nov 3rd - J: What is functionalism? P: What is pragmatism? What is positivism?
Nov 4th - Q: Define antirealism. What is Putman’s argument all about?
Nov 5th - R: What is phenomenology? What is difference between being & “being human”?
Nov 6th - S: What is existentialism? What does it mean: "Existence precedes essence"?
Nov 9th - What should we remember about war?
Nov 10th - LIBRARY work on Research Paper due Nov 23rd
Nov 11th - V: What is difference between religion & theology? What is religious?
Nov 12th - U: Is Time Real? Describe nature & sensation of time? Is it an illusion?
Nov 13th - T: How does desire effect our freedom? What is determinism?
Nov 16th - W: Describe Anslem’s ontological and Aquinas’s cosmological arguments?
Nov 17th - Nov 18th - Y: What is mysticism? What view of reality & nature does mysticism require?
Nov 19th - Reflection on Suzie workshop on homeless people and Covenant House
Nov 20th - X: Are atheism or agnosticism rational or virtuous approaches?
Nov 23rd - AA: Eastern Perspectives: What attract western thinkers to Eastern thought.
Nov 24th - BB: Define ethical and cultural relativism. Who is more tolerant of others?
Last Year's Homework:
Feb 1st - What is my personal philosophy?
Feb 2nd - What is my philosophy of education?
Feb 3rd - Social or personal change through see/judge/act
Feb 4th - Info on Palestine/Israel
Feb 9th - Discuss elements from Gaza handout
Feb 10th - Why do we build walls
Feb 11th - Discuss learnings from "Palestine 101"
Feb 12th - 1st Friday Reflection
Feb 17th - Fear and misinformation in "Farenheit 911"
Feb 18th - Lessons from the movie "Farenheit 911"
Feb 20th - RESEARCH PAPER
Feb 23rd - React to Christian Warriors & Fundamentalism
Feb 24th - Do you agree/disagree with Richard Hawkins? Why?
Feb 25th - Where did we come from? Give a logical argument
Feb 26th - Review ideas in "End of Suburbia" documentary
Mar 2nd - Why cover-up of Global Warming?
Mar 3rd - A:What is meaning of maxim: “The unexamined life is not worth living?”
Mar 4th - B: What is Victor Frankl’s Logotherapy? How are people “self actualized?”
Mar 5th - D: Why is Logic important? Period 2 - Friday Reflection
Mar 9th - E&F: What defines us as human beings?
Mar 10th - E&F: Focus on different question from this section on human nature
Mar 11th - What have you learned from "What the Bleep?"
Mar 12th - What does science in movie teach us about human nature?
Mar 24th - G: What do we mean by the Darwinian challenge? What is existentialism?
Mar 25th - H: What are consequences of sexism? How does Descarte define human nature?
Mar 26th - I: What is materialism as defined by Hobbes? Give examples of reductionism?
Mar 27th - Point of "Zeitgeist Addendum"
Mar 30th - J: What is functionalism? Do we consciously exist after we die? Why?
Apr 1st - K: Define notion of the “enduring self”.What is the nature of the true self?
Apr 2nd - L: Are we independent beings? How would Hegel explain relationships?
Apr 6th - M: Compare Plato’s view of soul to Freud’s? Aristotle’s view of happiness.
Apr 7th - N: What is reality? Is universe orderly? What is the nature of consciousness?
Apr 8th - O: What is idealism? Is there a universal law at work in the universe?
Apr 9th - 250 word REFLECTION
Apr 14th - P: What is pragmatism? What issues does it ignore? What is positivism?
Apr 15th - Q: Define antirealism. What is Putman’s argument all about?
Apr 16th - RETREAT DAY Cedar Glen with Matthew Behrens
Apr 17th - R: What is phenomenology? What is difference between being & “being human”?
Apr 20th - S: What is existentialism? What does it mean: "Existence precedes essence".
Apr 21st - T: How does desire effect our freedom? What is determinism?
Apr 22nd - U: Is Time Real? Describe nature & sensation of time? Is it an illusion?
Apr 23rd - V: What is difference between religion & theology? What is religious?
Apr 27th - W: Describe Anslem’s ontological and Aquinas’s cosmological arguments?
Apr 28th - X: Are atheism or agnosticism rational or virtuous approaches?
Apr 29th - Y: What is mysticism? What view of reality & nature does mysticism require?
Apr 30th - AA: Eastern Perspectives: What attract western thinkers to Eastern thought.
May 4th - BB: Define ethical and cultural relativism. Who is more tolerant of others?
May 5th - Z: What is Tillich’s objection to theism? Describe Keirkegard’s view.
May 6th - Kant Research Paper
May 8th - "Pay it Forward" and CPT Speaker
May 11th - Virtue Ethics & Suzuki
May 12th - Applied Ethics
May 13th - Last Textbook Class
May 14th - Walk Against Male Violence
May 18th - Page on Suzuki Speaks
May 19th - Printout Article on Global Warming
May 20th - Page on "Inconvenient Truth"
May 21st - Reflect on article from either: Berry, Swimme or Fox
May 25th - Handout & Earth Powerpoint combined
May 26th - ABCs of Globalization & Role of Corporations
May 27th - Page on Marilyn Waring's views
May 28th - LAST Day for BONUS Work
June 1st - View the movie the Corporation
June 2nd - Reflection on "The Corporation"
June 3rd - Final Culminating Assessment on Contemporary ISSUES and Thinkers
June 4th - The Corporation Part 1
June 5th - The Corporation Part 2
June 8th - Relate course to 'Life as a House'
June 9th - Relate course to 'Emperor's Club'
June 10th - Complete EXAM Review
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Dec 2nd - Shock Doctrine & Free Trade
Dec 3rd - Lesson from "Bordertown"
Dec 4th - Friday Reflection
Dec 17th - FINAL CULMINATING ASSIGNMENT
Jan 5th - Prepare for IN-Class EXam
Jan 6th - Complete Part 1 EXAM Review