1.Syllabus to be distributed. Introduction to the course. Writing guide; “Common Sense” |
2.Argument: Andersen The Emperor’s New Clothes Abercrombie Anatomy of Judgement Asking the right questions”
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| 3.The Mind: Plato Allegory of the Cave |
| 4.The Mind: Jung The Personal & Collective Unconscious |
5.Metaphor: Lakoff & Johnson Concepts We Live By Kafka Parable of the Law
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| 6.Metaphor: Lakoff & Turner Life, Death and Time |
| 7.Love & Anxiety: Plato Symposium |
| 8.Love & Anxiety: Freud The Oedipus Complex |
| 9.Free will: Jung Dream Analysis in its Practical Application |
| 10.Free will: Luther Bondage of the Will; Dick Minority Report |
| 11.Review; Screening |
| 12.Screening continued; Mid-term |
13.Government: Lao-Tzu Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching; presentation |
| 14.Government: Machiavelli The Qualities of the Prince |
15.Justice: Thoreau Civil Disobedience; presentation |
| 16.Justice: Martin Luther King, Jr. Letter from Birmingham Jail |
17.Education: Emerson On Education; presentation |
| 18.Education: Montessori The Montessori Method |
19.Economy: Marx Communist Manifesto; presentation |
| 20.Economy: Keynes Social Consequences of Changes in the Value of Money |
| 21.Screening |
| 22.Screening continued |
23.Ethics and Morality: Aristotle The Aim of Man; presentation |
| 24.Ethics and Morality: Nietzsche Morality as Anti-Nature |
25.Feminism: Woolf Shakespeare’s Sister; presentation |
| 26.Feminism: Greer Masculinity |
| 27.Review; Screening |
| 28.Screening continued; Final exam |