I recommend that this thesis be accepted as
four hours credit fulfilli~g r
"rements in ID
h vv
JOIn:. I-I orris
Advisor:
D;~l
Dr.
Gad~io]n
STATE Ul:IV3I{SI'I'Y
EUHCTS, IEDIIJJA
INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE
The primary objective of this humanities course is to investigate
man and his role in the universe.
This objective will be achieved
through a study of past and present Western World literature, philosophy,
religion, society, art, music, and architecture.
This investigation
will lead the student to an understanding of man's past and present
behavior and, consequently, to an understanding of his own role in
present
~,ociety.
One may ask why there is so much empha si s placed on
the study of man's past--this may bore the student because such studies
are not "relevant" tC' his world.
The answer is simply that man can only
gain an understanding of himself and his world through reflection upon
and study of past civiliZation.
That is, man, in choosing his
m,J'O
values and behavior, must attempt to understand the values and behavior
of men a,nd societies preceding his own time.
The ultimate value of the
course lies in the student's recognition of universal trut.hs about man
and society, and the attempt to answer the epic question, "Who am I?"
The school year is divided into six six-week periods.
The class
will meet five days a week for fifty-five minutes a period; one day a
week is for in-class reading, three days a \-leek for lecture" and discussion OVE:r the literature all students are required to relld, and one day
for guel:;t lectures, field trips, or other presentations.
Each student
must select one of the following themes as the topic for his papers
during the year:
2
1.
Man and religion
2.
Man and society
3. The different drummer
4.
The alienation of modern man
The student will write five papers (1000-1500 words) for each
of the first five six-week periods and a final paper for the last sixweek period.
The final paper will be a culmination of the conclusions
reached in the five preceding papers.
In essence, the f:i.nal paper is
the end of the means or the synthesis of the year's ,,'ork.
The last two weeks of each six-week period will be spent in
daily seminar, which is a meeting between the teacher and two students
writing on the same theme.
The teacher acts only as a questioner, while
the two students present their papers for discussion.
EHch student
must provide copies of his paper for the other two partieipants at
least two days in advance.
This will allow each participant time
before the seminar to study the papers.
In addition to the six papers, the student will
bE~
required to
participate in panel discussions concerning the class readings.
Tests
and quizzes will be issued, and class participation will also affect
each student's grade.
The Humanities Department will have its own resource laboratory
containing all of the required readings, music and art tl3xtS, and
architecture reference books.
The laboratory will also contain such
works as The Vision of Tragedy, The Proper Study, Handbook to Literature,
and the like to be used as reference works.
The Humanities Department
works through the English Department in conjunction "i th the Music, Art,
3
and History Departments.
The laboratory will be operated as a library
with a student librarian on duty during the day.
The resource labora-
tory viII also contain various recordings, filmstrips, and other media
to be used in the course.
The Humanities Department will also have
its own budget for films and the like, and the student viII contribute
to the budget to aid in paying for the field trips.
The humanities course vill be offered as an elective for Senior
English credit, and only those seniors vith permission from the humanities instructor and guidance department viII be eligible to take the
course.
The class will be limited to a maximum of tventy college-prep
seniors.
The following is a list of both required and suggested readings
for class
seminar vork:
~~d
MAN AND RELIGION
*1.
Bible (O.T.):
(N.T.):
Genesis 1-4, Ecclesiastes 1, 3, 12
Matthew
2.
Mythology - Hamilton
3.
~
fu:m
*4.
~
Odyssey - Homer
5.
~.lliA£
ru -
Hamilton
- Homer
6. !hi Aeneid - Virgil
*7.
Uedipus
~
- Sophocles
8.
Oedipus At Colonus - Sophocles
9.
Antigone - Sophocles
10.
The Oresteia - Aeschylus
11.
The Complete
~
- Aristophanes
4
*12.
The Bacchae - Euripides
13.
Liv~s
of the Noble Greeks - Plutarch
14.
Greek Philosophers - Warner
15.
Terl
16.
Citil of God - St. Augustine
17.
Beowulf
*18.
Everyman
~
- Euripides
Shepherdf~ ~
19.
Second
20.
The Divine Comedy - Dante
*21.
22.
*23.
~.
Faustus - Marlove
~
Treatises - Luther
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" - Edvards
24.
Paradise bill - Mil ton
25.
"Age of Reason ll
26.
Origin of Species - Darwin
27.
Apologia Pro Vita Sua - Newman
28.
The. Paver !ill9. the QJ..Qu - Greene
29.
Siddhartha - Hesse
*30.
Jesu~
-
Paine
Christ Superstar - Rice, Webber
31.
Waiting for Godot - Beckett
32.
Beyond Personality; the Christian Idea of God - C. S. Levis
33.
The
Pilgrim'~
Regress - C. S. Levis
MAN AND SOCIETY
*1.
2.
~
Republic - Plato
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
*3.
4.
*c.
The Frinc e - 1[2chL'l ve1Jj
CanterburY 1ales - ChJ.ucer
-
~
lIore
7.
lbcbeth - Shakespeare
2.
Romeo and Juljet - Shakespeare
a-'
.
10.
X'iIII" - Donne
11.
1f:~erJitatjon
12.
The '.'Jay
13.
Gulliver's Travels - Swift
0 f
the \';orld - CongreVE,"
14.
15.
"lI.
16.
Past and Present - Carlyle
17.
llCommon Sense" - Paine
*18.
19.
~:od
est Proyos::;,.l'! - Swi ft
Dec lar,-;c tion .£f Independ ence - Jefferson
1!Letter to John Arbms"
Prjde and Frejudice - Austen
*20.
Redburn - ?!!e1vi11e
*21.
The Communist Manifesto - Marx
*22.
Grec~t
Expectations - Dickens
23.
24.
llEs,:::,::;.y on Frogress'; - Beard
25.
The Iron Heel - London
26.
B2bbit - Lewis
27.
The Wasteland - Eliot
The -Hairv
Aue - O'Neil
- . . ; ; ; .......
y
~
6
*29.
The Great Ga tsby - Fi b;r:;era1d
*30.
Civilizatio~
anrl Its Discontents - Freud
31.
Flevol t
32.
The Comedians - Greene
*33.
Lor(t
0
0
f
the Basses - Ortegc1. y Gasset
f the Flies - Golding
34.
The Bear - FaHlkner
35.
In :)ubious B8.t tIe - Steinbecl;::
36.
Ar~ th
37.
iL1J.imal Farm - Orwell
38.
*39.
40.
ein - Rand
--
'1'he Greening
0
f America - Reich
Future Shock - Toffler
THE DIFFERENT DRUHHER
*1.
Portrait of SocrCJ_tes - Flato
:~arcus
(LLvincsto:.:.c, e r].)
2.
;'leditations -
Aurelius
3.
A I:·IE'-D for All Seasons - Bolt
4.
Three Treatises - Luther
6.
King Lear - Shakespeare
7.
Faradise Lost - tlil ton
8.
The Autobiography - Franklin
9.
Poor Richard's Almanack - Franklin
10.
"The American Crisis" - Paine
11.
';'lalder: - Thoreau
*12.
"Civil Disobedience"- Thoreau
*13.
11
Sel f-Relianc e" - Emerson
7
14.
Essay on Han - Pope
15.
IINature" - Emerson
]6.
TrExperience" - Emerson
17.
"Leaves of Grass - \'!hitman
18.
Hovum Organum - B~c on
19.
OriGin of Species - Darl.'lin
20.
ArroVlsmith - Lewis
*21.
The 'Jasteland - Eliot
22.
Portrait of the Artist - Joyce
23~
A .=...;...:;;-.:;....;,;..;;..-=-;..;.--Farewell to Arms - HeminfTvl<3.v
24.
The Grares of 'OJrath - Steinbech
25.
An Enemy of the People - Ibsen
26.
Zorba the Greek - Y2zantzakis
*27.
~
~
Future Shock - Toffler
AlJIENATION OF HODERN NAN
1.
The Scarlet Letter - Hawthorne
2.
Portrait of the Artist - Joyce
*3.
The Invisible llan - Ellison
4.
The Glass Henac;erie - ':!ilJ j .. ams
5.
Dea tt
*6.
0
f a Salesman - I·'l:i.lIAr
The Lottery - ElJen Violett - adapted from story by
Shirley Jackson
7.
The Hollow !Jlen - Eliot
8.
The Sandbox - Albee
9.
Zoo Story - Albee
10.
To
Y~ill ~
?1ockingbird - Lee
8
11 •
liT t"
La
J.ve
12.
The Fire Next Time - Baldwin
13.
Black Like Me - Griffin
*14.
C"
~
-
"
ht~
nr1g.
"
1"
The True Believer - Hoffer
15.
Crime and runishment - Dostoevsky
16.
"I
~
17.
Steppenwol f - Hesse
lR.
A SinGle Febb1e - Hersey
19.
1:Jai tir,c for Godot - Beckett
20.
Childhood's End - Clarke
21.
Cat's Cradle - Vonneeut
22.
31ess the Beasts and Children - Swarthout
23.
! Clockwork Orange - Burgess
24.
Brave New World - Huxley
_;t 11e
T
"
_-,1'VJ.ng
*25.
?6.
Future ,shoe!:\ --_ ~
27.
Of Mice and Men - Steinbeck
28.
The Iron Hee] - London
29.
*30.
31.
.~"..,
er
Tj rht -in Auc;ust - Fsulkner
--"'--
Existentialism from Dostoevsky to Sartre - Kaufms.n
Fear, and TrembU.ne; -
T/~ierb.;caard
*32.
33.
Classics of Modern Fiction - Howe
*34.
Collection of popular recordings by the Beatles, Cat
Stevens, Faul 3imon, etc.
*---
Class Reading
Eusic Text (each st~dent will have a copy): Guide to Musical
Understanding, Leon DallL1; tart III-~The Periods Ceno Styles
of 11usic'l
o
~\rt
'.::'exts il' nesource I,e})Qr2 tor~;:
1
;
.
1")
2.
!....) •
The
4.
~~odern
~.'.orlcl
Feldm2.'~
- Eorbert J.Jy:ntOl1
F9.nJous Artists of the Fast - !ilice
i\:rel1i tee ture 'I'exts ir nesourc e I2JJOr3. tory:
1.
2.
1,
i.:.
IIistor~~
of Are 1liteeture - Dir B:ou1i:=;ter Fletcher
.
3.
,....,
I •
()
o.
9.
10.
- Eugene F:reemE~n 2.:
D2,vid ""'TT,el
The FrolJer ,study - Q. ;~!1cler'so~' & J. I:az;c',eo
11.
The Vision of TrQgedy -
1';;e
'.:'isdom :?::c1 IrJe:_.s of FJ
1 ...,
.
-"'
,se'!.rc~ll
01~ T"
.... oee.s
,c.
17;
E'~to
.
14.
1 C;
I
.../
•
17.
Tr-e Bas:i.c "!ri ti.nes
0
f SiV!lunCl Freud
Irrati.Ot:eJ. :12,) - '::-1.11i?m 02rrett
10
19.
The. Libera] ImC'cgination - Lionel Trilline'
2n".
1111 0
21.
The Modern Tradition - Ellman and Feidelson
22.
Ned leval A{';e - Florf:'!s
23.
Har1rlbook to Li.terature - Thra.ll, Hibbard
24.
The Discarded Image - C. S. Lewis
d ern F ore es ln
.
B'
r1 t·lS.,h I~l' t ·er,-,,-~ t.ure -
'~I.
- r " l....
f
&
'T'1n.ct
d 11
Holman
Films:
1.
Athens:
The Golden AGe
2.
Plato's ApoloCY:
3.
T~'1e
4.
The Character of Oedipus
The Life and Teachings of Socrates
AGe of Sophocles
t1an and God
6.
The Recovery of Oedipus
7.
The Odyssey, PaTts
8.
Art:
9.
Art of the Hiddle Ages
1, II, and III
'ifhv Is It?
--"-
- -
10.
Art:
Chartres Cathedral
11.
The Age of Elizabeth
12.
1!.r:.'1at Happens in Hamlet
13.
Hamlet:
1ne Readiness Is All
14.
Ham1et:
The Poisoned Kingdom
15.
EarJy Victorian
16.
Great Expectations, Farts 1 and II
17.
The Lottery
18.
To E ill E:. Mock:i_ngbird
19.
Hark Twain's America
~and
and Charles Dickens
11
America (1619-1860, 1860-1877,
20.
1!)77-todc~)
21.
Gulliver's Travels
22.
l1acbeth
Recordings:
1.
Everyman
2.
Jesus Christ Superstar
3.
Hag:icnl I'1ystery Tour
4.
Tea for the TilJerman
5.
PaTsley, Sage, Rosemnry and Thyme
6.
Sounds of Silence
~'Ian:T
questions were taken in \'Ihole or in part from
Hmlors II1)X:le.Yl i ties Discussion Grours 0 f 1970-71 un d 3r the
l
direction of Dr.
I-Io.~:,ry
Ball state University.
Taylor, EY1Glis1o fa.cnJ ty member at
l~lm
BOOY I --
Ju:-D RELIGION
Lesson Plans
1.
Th~ 11ibJ~
2.
Oedipus Rex - Sophocles
3.
The Bacchae - Euripides
4.
Everymm:
5.
Dr. Faustus -
6.
"Sinnerfi in th'? Hands of o.n AnGry God" - Edwards
7.
Jesu~
1.
BibJical c1.11ture, art, music
2.
Medieval culture, art, music
3.
Renaissance art
4.
Renaissance music
5.
Renaissance science
6.
Calirin and
7.
The Jesus Freak
~:o..rlowe
Christ Super f3tar - Rice & ':lebber
~uEler:
Effec ts on Furi tan thoueh t
~ovement
Films
1.
The Age of Sophocles
2.
The Character of Oedipus
Han and God
14
1+.
The Recovery of Oedipus
5.
Art:
~.~iha
'7.
Ar t:
C~artres
1.
Everyman
2.
Jesus Christ Superstar
t Is It?
Cathedr2.1
Fi.eld Trips
1.
Play - Jesus Christ Superstar
The Bible
1.
Aims
A.
To
underst::~nd
Hebraic and Christiar: COEcepts of
creation, God, and maE's relation to God.
B.
To understand 2nd compare modern concepts of God,
cre2.tio:1, a:Jd ijan I s re 1a b_or: to Goel ".'i. th the He bra:ir:
and Christian concepts.
II.
~v~ethods
Assign reedinc::; of "Genesisll::md "Ece] esi:J.stes" in
The Old Testament ::me: "I'ID.tthe '.'r" in The l;eVJ Te,st3.men t.
T)
lJ.
~ecture
1.
Definitior: of
2.
Hebrew
3.
GeoGraphic locations of Hebrew nation 3.nd its
cultur~
myt~
(~ote:
use of mimeographed
neichbors; dating of periods of nigrations.
15
I'
v.
Discussion
~)estions
1.
What was Adam's sin?
2.
How did God punish Adam?
3.
',~!hat
4.
Did
5.
If God is onmiscient, l;'!ouldn't He have knovm
what Adan ';'fas goine: to do?
6.
:'/hat
8.
If God "sa'.';, all that He had made and it 'Nas very
good,lI \',rhere did evil come from?
9.
Discuss and compare man's relationship with God in
the Bi~le witt man's relationship with God today.
then is the moaning of original r1in?
Ad~m
W:l.S
have a choice of sinning or not?
life before the Fall?
10.
How was the Hebraic community different from our
community?
11.
~Hhy don't the Hebrews por tray God as taking a
human form?
12.
It is almost impossible to prove the Bj~lical
stor~y of crI:J3.tior..
~,:Ijny then d.o })eo['].e contin1)8
to believe it?
13.
',']'r1Y can "He consider Adam a hero?
14.
~hy
15.
Adam and Eve v:ere dri. ven from Eden when the,), gained
the knowledge of Good and evil. Is the Bible
saying; thatfTi[,Dorance is bliss" 01' that knowledge
is sin'?
':rh~/
oil the Hebrews consider Adam an anti-hero?
do interpretations of the BibJe vary so greatl;y?
17.
~hy
does modern man have so much trouble believing
the Bible'? ~:~1:~~t ie'> it about moder'1 man that makes
acceptance of such ideas difficult?
18.
';':~10.t 1s the ~)oint 'being made in Ec:clesio..stec 3: 1-8?
Has ttis held true throughout history?
19.
How can the Hebraic concept of religion as estab]ished
in Ecclesiastes be summed up? \~/hat reljgion in our
recent past is ereat1y Gimilar to t"b.e Iiehraic concert':'
Hoy! is it sind 1v.r';'
16
20.
Complete devcti.on to God h,J..mpers m:m' c; own ability
to reason ann to judge situations for himself.
~isGUSS this st~tement and its implications.
21.
Iro'.'! ht;.c mooern men replaced tt:.e preachil1CS of
:30l l )mml and tt8 Hebraic coven:mL VIi th conceptc;
c f ::cis o':rn:' Or ho.E.~ h8 rerl,,:,,c I'd thes(~ c onc e~.,ts
(3.
tall. '.
2.2.
'.'JllY is Chri st considcren :J.. hero?
23.
'sum~:12,r'ize
teachin~s
c (' nee l' t G '.
2h.
C1-l}'ist' s teo.chings. Eor! are these
riifforcnL from or similar to the Hebraic
If a man doesn't attend a church service,
If F,O, ~1 0\'(;con3i~eruJ reli[lous?
CQ.rl
he
be
26.
CC,-'1. the Bible be l)sed aFi [,roof !)f God's 8yister'ce?
:i.'hy rioes
29.
j'l:"'.Y'.
Deed some forn of G06 or sods?
I f the F3.11 bro1.JC:ct r1:J.in, s1.1 fferine;, ienoraY'.c e ,
:;,nd dC::J.th, C2.n m.J.l1' [3 scj_entific ar1v::'.ncef~--\'[hi.c'rl
e limin:::: te ,:cDr5 ;ni'1 i'11i7.0 thesc--re turn :: i.~1 to the'
SSTclen; Or is the C::lrc1~'YJ 0_ rOSSii)lc Y'cr3l11t?
1.
Ail'(l13
A.
To underste.rd Grecl-:: conceJPts of
to the eorls.
t.>8
:'()(ls 2.'1(1 '112."
'8
re]ati0Ds~ip
;i..
Assien rec',c1 i .nc of Oedipus I:ex :J.nd Hamil tOE' ,s liytholocy.
of -So,:,hocles
...+ - - - -
J.
The
2.
The Character of Oedipus
-
17
C.
~5.
Oedipus:
L!-_
The Recovery of Oedipus
Lecture
Edith I;c.milton's ]."lytholoGY; creQtion, f::-,te,
V2.ri OUE Gods 2r:d their roles.
D.
2.
Greek culture, art, music, architecture.
3.
Definition nf tragedy, irony and hybris,
trc~cic hero.
Discussio~
~nd
Questio~s
2.
Eo'.',T baE' Oedipus c':'lo.nEed from the beginninc.; of
the pl~y to the end of the play?
3.
;:"'!:!Y is it L:1portant ths.t OedipuG find out who
l:e j.s7
LI-.
':ina t
5.
How docs the Greek differ in his
from tte Hebre~ view of his God?
6.
'~Vnc.t
7.
,s.re the similarities between the Hebraic
God an6 the Greek gods?:,'ho.t are the difference:3?
vie~
of the Gods
does Jocastc:, tel1 Oedipus a.bout belief j_n
prophecies? How docs Oedipus re2.ct?
0hat iE the definition of paradox? ~hat is the
'i':heL does Oedipus
fjnal1y "see"';'
maj or rare.d ox j_n the pI s.y?
n.
·:.11[1.t does t}lE' average Greek of Borhocles' time
think c:.bout fate?
9.
Ho\'! d OF'S the HF;oroi C idea a f fate d.i ffer from
this? :That does modern man think about fate?
10.
-.~.That
11.
Does Oedipus sa tis fy the de fini tiol1 a f the tragic
hero? -::l1y or Vlhy not?
12.
In r.ihat physical sh3-pe did the Greeks depict their
gods? HOD is this different from the Hebraic idea?
-:.rhat 1s i t:-J::;out the Greel\- concept that coul.d nllQ1.'J
this depiction? ",'!hich of the two -Ldeas does mod.ern
man accept? -~'I'LY?
iF the
fu~ction
of the charm'; in Greek theater?
18
'] 3.
Com:pare Adam to Oedipus. ':Jhat are their flaws?
Bow are ttey different? How are they simiJ_2.r?
Or do they have D.ny f1avJs?
14.
','v'hy if"; jt sicnif:Lcant that Jocasta hangs herself
and Oedipus only blinds himself?
15.
':fe can CJ,gree that Oedipus is trying to find OG.t
vtho he is or to know himself. \"!hat does it meo.n
to know yourself? Can man knov; himself? If 80,
hov! does [Ie go about it? ':n1c,t :price does m3.11
pay for this know]edge? Does man even ~ant to
knm'! himself?
(Don't just t.r~T to an:3wer the
questions; examine the questions.)
16.
Judging from vJfJat happens to Oedipus and Adam,
should mc;.n see]\" truth? Doesn't rnan hc.ve to lX1Y
for this knowledge? Can we say from identity
comes destruction~
17.
Is Oedil")u8 rC:ll1y beine l)unished for marrying
his mother and kilJing his father? If so, is
God just in such a punishment?
18.
The qnestions :1bout freedom, I'd. I 1 , fate, and
deterrnj.nation are r,::tised throughout the play.
Is Oedipus frce? Can he determine his own
future?
19.
DisCU::3s the fine} chor2J speech:
Ills it better
to be dead?f! Should Oedipus never have t)ec'!n
born? (Compare the final choral speec~ with
"Eec lJ'~siastes. il)
In "Ecc lesiaf3tes;1 the word
"vani t;y" should be trs.nslated ,':'.8 Ilnothincl! or
nnothj ncr:.Gss. 11 ':L'hat is, both the chorus and
I1Ece lcsiastr]s!1 SUGEGE.~t that 1i fe is mear..inc1ess.
Is tnf? I"tJ~2;y, Oedj_pus Rex, S&;yi11t~ t~::,:lt life ':.8
tneo.n.j.11cJ_ e S8?
20.
'i/11Z;. t
21.
Do you feel that modern man is in control of his
fate? Is modern nan punished for seekins trJth
or knowledge?
i.s tl'.e pl ay sayinc c_bout man in the 1Jrli verse?
Does this vie~ of man differ from Horner's?
The Baccha_E'
I.
".
Hlms
A.
T'o unoerst:o,.nd the chanr;es that took place in the Greehconcepts of man and the gods between the time of Homer
2J"d tl1e t:l.~1e of tSO~"'l(locJ es Qnd Euripid.es.
E).-
II.
(;onti.nue
st2nding
dt,SCU8Sio:-~ of ;YJCJ")'s (Illest
~nd the penalties for s~ch
for triJt~ ::lno lJ.nderquests.
{!Iethods
A.
Assi~n
B.
J~ec
C.
readinE of The Bacchae
ture
1.
:::\levi e'.'! Homer's and Sorhocles' concr:;pb::; of man
a,nd the gods.
~~.
Disc USE tension be bNeeD Di onysus and
whs,t ecch 0 f tr.ese [ods symholi7,es.
3.
Brief tiogr2phy of Euripides.
4.
Changes in Greek culture from Sophocles to
2-;:;uri pi r1 e F •
.'::,1'0110 ~,·!o
Discussion Questions
1.
Ttrcsial') prGj ses thn [ i ft (1 f vline to mankind ; it
droITses his senses and is the cure for man's
\':e:::~riness and troub] es.
Yet Homer in The Odyssey
and Sorhocles in Oedinus Bex praise the search
for th~ sel f.
The orJ'y \'JD.y to live is to seek,
not to weaker--not to be content ~ith the life
of the lotus-eaters.
2.
Eow ancl "',rny he.s the conception of tte cods 1:1
The Bacchae chc;nged frOF] V'lC C O:lC el,t:inD ,') f Vw
~~Od.E
I.n
~he OdJ:~ES(l~!'::'
is the raradoy here? The
l!viisrl.om j.G () ftee =oolishr-l.ec;s.!1
~~at
::eEtl18US, S0..:n" , nyou
sre~:.1s"
l'!o~s
!.;-oo\'.'
t 10t
states that
'1'i .r'esiox.:, c.d6re<::si.:1C
c~~ruG
l,'!}~cn
and
,'r'~ere
~70U
~lOU
,2re I~3.vt.r_G; ~rol..t ~:;.lr·e~:.'~dJr '.1fi~ere dSI":lnced ..
',;e o,rc tI".e ',':1 se ories; aJ 1 the rest :\:re mod.!:
~..
lIor; h3.p Tiresj8-B c: :w.:lGe(~
Dacchae ';
,:;.
In ':!~:3 t I','ey.s ekes th e Il)-:cyoris!! 0 r C' eel :i.rUG di f fer
fro!!! th:.::.t of PenH1(,)us? Does il dLffcr 3.t 2JJ~
f.
How was
It
Dio~ysus
ablp to infJuence the Domen of
thj_s re~~J_ee t t~e c11~~~nCE~ ir~ concepts from SOlhocles to Euri~ide3?
~l}~Lebes?
'?
from OedJrw; Rex tc Th:
11o\~j
oOPS
Does!l 't mC:lD neerl
l10 th
th.e e;.:preE113icr: 0 f t1" c Di orl~Tst.c:ln
Apollonian ,stdes 0 f t j s mi.nd? Sh(~'ll r~r, 't
be 2. o::,:.laY1ce hetweer: emotior, ana re:::u,;on';
~.nd
ther~
flO
"
Disc US~3 tt, e paracl ox. "Dionysus C~ t
fiercer;t cod t11r)U2:'-:' v8ry [PEtIe i'"
1,: 'lm:J.nk~31
9.
]0.
t~,
e end
0 • !,
lIY(1) k'llJ':t not '::h,s.t ~~our life is, see not 'Fho yon
:?re." Disc uss U; is li.ne from Oedip1J.s :2cx as l• -1-,~
i.1LJmi '13. tes ':::'h'? B2.cchaA.
:-';Ol'1}'are Fenttew:o a.s
Oedi}luF:l.
]1.
c~
:18ro to Ad Cc '1 , Christ, and
in The
Disc usr; the chorus I
the IJrlE,:een. • • So
Bacchc.e~
,
f:inal Ij_nes:
"lJ:c:.ny forms nnE
tl~is tracedy ~l.-::::; b('~,:;n. 11
]3.
Compare and contrast DtonysuG and Christ.
ILl,.
~.'Ihat is me::::..nt by 11 f:::.i th" as j.t is useel in th'? pl2.Y?
Hov! does this comrCTe to Hebraic atlcl 1ater Chrlstic~rl
concepts of faith?
1~5.
Ar'? \':e \,!ronz to C).uestion God today even ttou[L ':Ie
are taught to try and test our be1iefc on t~e
basis r) f Be i_er~ tl fic proo f?
It: •
r'
-.'.ihat forces, ~11~,~t!1S, or j.cJea,s 3.1-'0 :,.Jt 'sork in ')ur
culture to GUCCeSt that Dionysus i f:3 around aE;ai.n?
Did ~e ever leave?
1 '?
1.~faE3
J
r.
- - (~'
tl1cre dcstrltC tiOll in this IJI3. .;r similar" t.o the
clestructi.on
.
lS.
Tlle Bacchae and the Bible ?oint out that we may
easily be s-\'J3.yed ';::'.Y f?1sR rrophets. How do we
judge v!ho.t i8 falsc? IIo'I! can v\'e kr:OI'1;·:il:1s..t 2,bout
the Jesus Fre3,ks--hoY! do they knoy.' they are r:Leh t';
'.7ere yOil shocked by tb e 8ndlng 0 f tte play~l '~']hy
is it s:ilOckinc? Hor.' is Cb.ri. st r s statement, "Take
u}J the cross 2nd follow me," similaT to this cndir:.g'?
Everyman
I.
t.1-:.e
1[=3
r i .13 \'!ays v:],t'c:
iSms
A.
To understand medieval concepts of God.
B.
To c ol?1.}lD.re J1ed ieval cone (c;llts
Hebraic concepts of God.
0
f God
Y'i th
Greek 2nd
2]
A.
Assign reading of
~veryman
in conjwlction with recording.
D
.u.
1.
Definition of mor3Jity plays.
2.
The power and influence of Roman
over most of t~e western world.
3.
Define
L~.
?:IedievDl art, music, church, architecture.
sac~amcnts
Cb~rtres
C.
Films:
D.
Discussion
C~thnlic
church
and their usp.
Cathedral, Art
0
f the I'Ciddle Ages.
f original
sin in this play?
~uestions
1.
','jhere is evide!lc e
2.
How is this play different from the typical
0
moraJity play?
3.
~hat
proble~s
does Everyman face that all
~en
<)
must lace:
~
4·.
';'j'}l.at. is e,llegory?
5,.
\'fhat does Everyman at.tempt to do 1,'!hen Deat.h Carles
for ~im? Does modern l1an foce deD.th j t1 U'e samo
l,:ray? ','J'1Y?
6.
How does the modern Evoryman react t.o Dionysus?
7.
Does Ev'?rymc1D recogntzp and solve his conflict?
How?
8.
V!'r:at is the dj.fference between Oedipus' solution
and Everyman's? How does this differe~ce emphasize
? change from 3reek to medievaJ
thouCh t?
9.
';'Ihat mW3t every medievctl man do to so.ve himself?
Did the Greeks and Hebre\','s have simiL:u:, ways 0 f
saving themselves from eternal punishment?
Eov! is jt used -:in the play?
10.
How can man Jive in harmony with himself and in
harmony with God at the same time?
IJ...
~'lhy
12.
Could Everyoan get to I1He.::.ven tl rIi th'Jut V.~Le use of
("T
1. , )t e
t '11 e c.hu:r" en;
o.gain the power the church had
over peCTIc.)
did k!1O\'!ledge desert Everymo.r::? ':lhat then is
the implication of tllO vo.lue of kr.owledee?
<')
f
22
13.
Christ had to be alone to discover or find God.
In nedieval relic-ien 1:0':: doe£:; !'lE,,1. find GO(l';
1/+_
Do you thi 11k t1i at Christ l,';"ou1d
t~r C'QIOt~~.r.?
-,~.Tt.~i or 1.'.T~h~l n0t?
J 5.
If "1a1" S I'urrese is to 1 i ve i l 1 3J~C ord vii th his
n::t t ure, c D.t' tlHJ FO.l} b0 c :;,,11ed c. I'erversion '?
Jasn't it men's nature to choose knn~led~8 over
~\.crec
vii t?: mcdievcl
complete submission to God?
~,'i11Y
17.
nere there nc' tre 1:1endous
during the Hiodle l\c;es?
g~:dns
in science
Dr. Faustus
I.
Ai,ms
,~
H.
II.
To
understa~~
RenEissance theoloEY.
B.
'Io compare Ren2dss~lnce V'eology to Hebraic, Greek,
e2.r ly CL d,s t.i:J.r.l, (.:'.,n:1 ;;180 ie val -t}~eoloC2·.
C.
underst:::'..)~o
nod er:1 t'- OUc.:;;l t
T!J
nen2tssallce c 1J.1ture a:>cl its effect
0":
.
~'lethods
.n..
p
0.
FUm:
C.
Lee ture
J.
Art:
'::ha t I,s
T+<::
...J... ! . " .
':illv Is It?
-----lo(...
1.
Renaiss::tnce cuJ Lure--music and art.
2.
Effect of
3.
Brief bi.ocraphy of LarlQ'.l!e.
Discussion
th'(-"n"
sclence !)n nenc:dssal1ce thhd·dnc;.
'~estions
1.
'.T::y jGn' t D:,. F:J.ustus considerecl c, 'i1ecEevE:l
rnoraJ t t~r 2:jJ,c>~ri: ·.'fl1~ t ~re tl:.e sj_nliJ c,:r:i ti_Cf3 1-;etl:.reen
t!.l1.S ~--I]J:,.~; ,::L::rJ. t}:o }11orc"I.I t~r l"'11.c'"~tf3?
2._
1-:0':;,
f~CD
t~lf:Y:", 1-~:;~8 '(:'D.r~' S rnJ.2.t.ion8~1j~; to
mefiev~l to Ren:J.issanc0 t~cu[ht?
God
C'"lc..rlL~p.d
23
~)
9
I [1
'.~:(J,J. t
~rorn
l+.
c.
t~
d j~ d tl~l e f(e rl:liS 82 c C
e ncrJi('vcLJ c11.1 tUre':·
l~).
1
)
C;) 1
t Ltre {-: 11~ln Cr.::
:.IC)1;r dj/ the 'oci.entifj_c theor:i~;s of C(1)er~1icl)E.;,
d::~ V:Lr:.ci, :::n(; ~~::.lLl 00 a"fl,,:ct tl:'80lu2:Y of the
~·'=-i~ d ,:31 r: ':i~~8 G·?
·~~n:1D_t
sjrl dj_d
8i~i12r
~
~\:ro..Jrs
to
l:'2~IStUS
EOW'8 Faus!us' sir
::::::"11
;J8
FC~W3t1.l.S
corrn:11t an.. o hQ\',r j_~; tl:j_s 2ir_
Arl~m's?
simil~r
be cotlsirJered
:l
to th2t of Oodipus?
herr)
i.~l
thIS
S::;''":18
r:::enL~(,
~td :ttr:?
1).
IIov! dir] the np.~C~iss2.nce alter th.e r,oe131 st[',t.us
() f the churc{1.?
12.
Discuss
th~
fol1oDinG passage:
It has only been in the last t~o centuries
tllat the ncjori ty of peo}lle ill civilj.zecJ countries
have cl~imed the privileGo of being individuals.
Formerly they were slavo, ?easant, laborel', even
;:.~rtisc:m, bu tEet person •
It i~3 c 1 f~::'lr that ~hjs
re vol u tion, a trilln1:!!h for j us tic e j.l1 n::t'1Y \,;;:.~ys •••
has ~lso introduced ne~ kinds of grief and misery,
and so fnr, on tho bro~dest scale, it has not been
C:'.ltocet:-,er ;-:. sncr:ess ••• For 2, histori::.m [it; h::.s
beeill of gI'e~t interest, hut for one aware of t~e
81J,fferh.c :U is ~}):'allinc. IIe~:trb3 tl12.t set no
real 1,','2.:30, GOllIs t~~at f:i_Del no nourishment.
F~.lf;o­
>00c1s unlili1j_tecL
Desir8, l.El.li.mitec.• ~-'oBsib:i.llt:'i~,
U'y1 1inlited.
I'nrossible deman.ds uror: camI'lex Y'c2.ljties,
llnJirliteo ••• 'I'hc j_o8Cl of the uni~lU('neSG of t1:~8 f30ul.
kJ excellent idea.
A true idea. Eut in these forms?
In theG,] P?o!, forms;' DeO.'.r God ~
·.Ii t~. ll::d_r, , 1,·.'i t':.~
clot.hes, VilLI drucs 2.nd cOSt:'lOt.lCG, ','[It!l g8Yllt:~l::'.c.,
,,".,tth r~o~nd tI'ipG throuch ev~l, m?nGtI'oGi~J" iJ.c:.:J.
orey, ~lth even God approacned t~roud oosccnlt18s?
Eow terrified the sou] must be in ttis vehemence.
fro:n S21J.l Bello 1:!' 8 novel :lr.
13.
S~J8r'.§.
rl.::met
The Ren,'J.isGo.nc e stressed indi viduo.lj_sm; fro':1 t?:.e
nen3.iss:3..DCe to nodern c12,Y, mC,l1 ha~3 been ei.ther
destro~T-Lns .systems or trying to free h:imsel f from
tl:crn~
Yet llere is t11e }1ar\:ldox:
I\=oC'ler~n rnan see~~1S
to be les8 an jrdividuuJ than over before. Discuss this p~radox in refere~cc to Bello~'s passace.
l~..
RenaissaDc c man :'- t tempted to oPl'ose t:-::0 S~TS te:n.
To Wh3t exte!1t C2.D 1'l1an o1"poso a .system? C2.n :IEUl
exist 1,'!1 t~out a system;' Isn't rna;] too '.':e(:"k to
0l'}'OSI~ thl" po'::er of the s~rstem?
15.
Can
16.
'it'1Y is Dr. Fa1)stus both
~le·'l·ev"'-l
-,-].",,')
1.
-'1_
1-'--(,/..:/.
~Qn still believe in the possibility of
UtO:E'ia. '.~!:1f3 ?!ork for sue h a Uto;Jia an oj still
believe in God?
;::1
Rene.issc.nc I3 and a
G-\..
17.
Discuss the following stat8~ent:
The hero is
alr:ay" the :nnn vlho dClres to do things v.hich tne
soc i8 ty or c tl1 tl)Te is o.fraid to do. There fore,
Fee [1 (;ro is a1':JC:lYf3 in isolCltion.
",sinners in th G Han cJ s
L
0
f
O:rl.
Angry Godl!
Aims
To understw'o Puritan theol.oey.
II.
D.
To understand Furitan society.
D.
To unocrstcnd t:le effect of rurttanisr.1 on modern mar!.
l'·:ethods
AssiCr.
C.
roa(~inc·1t ,Sj
nners in the Hands
0
f
an Angry God. 11
t}~e
1.
Discuss :Lnfluence of CD.lvin .:.md Luther on
Puri tans.
2.
Disc uss Fur:L to..n migro.. tiOE to AmeriGO. end the
society the Furj.tans established; rlat5~G D~d
Ioeation of Furitan coloni8s.
?:"
lJeft:1e l{evelation, Redemption, 'The Elect, Inspirat__i.QE:., .:uritcLll,;. :sthic, ITovidence.
Disc uSBi on :.;,uestion:::::
1.
~hat are the i~fluences of Greek theolocy on
Pllrt t~:'~1 tr1.c)llgh t '?
2.
Ho\'! ca:l.. ':1e say thz,t Puritan thouGht i:3
Chris tian and He bro.i.c?
3.
~.'ih8re
4.
Did the Puritans have to go to church to communicate l,'rith Goel 2,S did the medievoJ mcm'?
5.
·~.'ho.t
S.
Ho~
7~
':JnC?~t
c an the Furi tan iel eo. 0 f
found :Ln. V1e Old 'l'estOJllent?
t!
bC1t~1
elec tn'2ss" be
r:1ust n :r'u.ritar br;'il1 order to Co to heaven?
does one bpcome elect?
(lid
tt.0
I~Jl),ri t3J1S
tl"linl{ of Il1di2.r~s? Could
.'ihy or ~hy not?
an Indian go t~ heo.ve~?
9
~hat is the Furitan ethic?
soc i. et:;'':'' Si ve 8xanl1les.
10.
12.
it exist in our
The I-'uritar.2 left Encland and EuroJ1e to pract.ice
t':~eir reJiGi Or' :i.n Ameri.ca \'Ti thout peri38c uti on •
Yet they persecuted t~ose TIho disbelieved in or
dicJn't con forr.'1 to tr.eir tlleolob~~ _ Hat3 ·th~Ls
1: aprerwc1 in any 0 f the other relisi.ol1;3 \':e l;.';'V8
studied? ·,-n:.at is it ,'?,bout man thc,t mc:J'\cs ;,il11
(30
] J.
~oes
th:i.c~?
Are :nOf3t 0 f us members 0 f Luther I s "}')ries thood
of boL'.8vC'rs,!I cu'd if so, ho~'! do "Ie justify it:;-
How dirt a Puritan demonstrate his
Could thore h2VO been
2~y
218ct~ess?
fckors~
]i+.
The rey! ~nGland Primer aeeLis y!it.h tl-:~.s line:
l'In Ad[tln's f.:;;.ll '.7e sinned 0..11." .oJ r:p believe
this statemont today?
15.
?rom our study of reJigions, does it seem the
more Ue religion exploits the fear o~ the people,
the more \'!idesrreo..d ~nd succpssful the relicion is?
16.
;:101.'J ':!odrJ
me~ts Jike
1?
#I
'}'h~l
bee~
th; :::ur:i t.~~:C1S
:l2-.,ren' t
T02Ct
to sci'Jntiftc 2rJVc.nce-
tte moor landinc?
.:~r~~·r
o"~
iil:':)-('er~teY'r-:'d
t.G(; reI ic;irJl1.s
:inc;tcc..rl cf
V.J!?
1.':L.:tVe :-:;tud.i.8c1
GO(l-c/?nt(~red,?
Jesus Christ
}3
It
fIle:
SUrerG~2r
1.l~i
':~t:7..te
II.
d e-rstc1.llrJ
t'rOl)~_~:~ t
'.~/"I'l~.~ t-,
r't? 1 i[3i (J~!' t.c j_ tEJ r:1 :)(1crr~
•
~Iet'.l()ds
h.
A~si2n
D.
i~
rendinc
c'J~'lj·_lnci.-tOJ
1:.'jt~r~
rJ~ss
of Jesus Christ
SVEerst~r
i~
r'eC('lru ..
~_:(-\cLl)re
J~SCUSE
of
e~rost
D~r~ir
~D~
modern Bel once
O~
rr::li[:'icUi:', t':ouCht.
Dj_ GC ~,JS E
n
refIec t.
r:l 0 r] :; rrl
'1 ~ f)1,~/
t::, e s tc:V~
f~i :'.:'
,~
r<
\J.
tl. . 8.[ed ~r?
3.
Discuss t~e foJJoITinC:
It is ncre im:ortant to
~c~us on Jesus as rr ~an rather than as ~ divinity.
~..
1\1'e Chris t' G
~"
;.';'hot o.re 80 11e d:i_c"ferences betr.r eo:'lHo.tt 1'e'::'
'7.
tE::~:..crd nC2
fc)r[et his divin5_ty?
O.S
ii18.:Jnincful to vr:; :L f 1,'.'e
fj
rortrQy~l of
in n·d.s rL:~:I?
the crucifixion ond tre
IF) God tn
much control of the peorle a~d actio~F
rrs in Oedipus Rex? :05Jl J 1)6 as ',,; ave
t.l:
3,~~.:
t~~j_G
(-:l8
l~J(:"J;
:;1'lo·i.C0?
~)id
Jesun?
'::ilC.t j.G tte v.:Jluc :i_11 JUde::;'
of c; ~~r _i ;-3 t j_(~ t 1 i s l)]-:~t.~.:;'
1.
~ort1'aynl
27
9.
Discus.' Judas' ,sll("(:)c;h, nYou've heCl:: to matter
1'10re tY:J.1! t:iC t.hing.'.; .}'OU say. T! Does r: e ;:108.n the. t
Christ's ':'ost i'n[ortcmt rolc iE l'i::o tc::tchincs ar.:d
not hi~ divin1ty?
Does
:11(.:'.8S
docs
·,·rr:~;-
"1,='"
lY!0.:-:
".l'.'.'.:::,;:;'S t:12_ke
(l(j
~l
martyr
0
f
l-,iJ3
lead or?
t~:..if):'
1J.
Discuss
U'0 follo~inr statement:
Jesus
Christ
• •
~
t'
. , ..
-I'
,
3uperstar ~R saYlnc that Goe b1rt~ ana aeatn of
Ctrist ~aG a riivine rlot.
]2.
Is t~e pJay treati~c the divinity of Christ or
'U'_s crucifixior. as r,1;y-th? ':fhy is therE~ so much
c' ! !
l'lllY"-lnr ]'ll-ie
t};e
'",1,,,,v0
(!!l·TE·'''"'nr:I'<o S'on b'
u c t-E'Cl 1''1+0
...- \.. . '.
t~:E""
SC'::lC 0 [' He !~pofd;l(::;s, and comments by t 1:e
1)
'.
~
~""'.'.
J
.;.-
--.v
- ' - ......
•
J. -'..!.. ....... \......
0
.
cro\~!d)1i
13.
Has 'TIoc1crn 'TI"U'. refuted the mytb~ of ~'c,st 1"c:liGions
or d OCE he (lE.ve myths 0 f his ovm? Iro':.' c1 id D.:;~rv:in' s
t':1eoriel3 d cstroy much 0 f the forc e 0 f tr2.rJi tional
religions?
H ro
',"fhat does t)le slov! decc..1Y of reliGious ritu3.1
indicate :3bout. tr,e tempcr of l"nodern t11eolocy7
·:.rh2.t cloes j t i"!dica. te :tbout man' 8 needs?
15.
·:.'e have s2.:icl before t.'n..:tt m<J.J1 !EtS ::.lv:;:~.ys needed::;.
God or gods to believe in; he h2S always needed
myth.
Does mod8rn [:leul Gtill need God c\_nd r1yth?
16.
Discuss whet':ler the most comnon reliCion toclay
t~e relicion of each individual and his God.
1('.
'::ill m,:::m eventued 1y do C1.ua,y I'd th 2.11 "socia1!!
reliGions? Ti~0 t i s , \':i11 churches soon disappe;::cr?
'~';"l1y or."hy not '7
Ie.
19.
Does mooerlJ man have
religion to exploit?
2.. ny
fears for c:my given
Does mc::. '1 have to fe8T :: God? C:;,n his roli_gion
invol vc:; onl~/ lovp?' Is it p08sibl_8 to i:,roI"s1'_tr~
God \'!it~out a religious system?
3C'OK I I - rIJ';l'-J 111m
soc IETY
Lesson Flans
1.
Utopi2, - Hore
2~
Declaratiol} of Indepenc1encQ. and flletter to
J oh;~ j~d C:'.msl! - Jefferson
3.
Redburn - Melville
5.
The Great
6.
Lord
0
f
Qatsb~
- FitzgeraJd
the 1<'1 ie8 - Gol di~G
Guest Lectures
1.
CuI ture 0 f 'l'l1dor Encland, 1500-1550
2.
Revoluti.on and Deism,
4.
American
5.
The Destructive Forces of
1.
Early Vic torian Enf:;J end ::rnd Charles Dickens
Socjet~1
1776
in the lCl20's
t~e
Id
Films
29
UtoDia
+
nJ";
II.
,
To C ornpc:.l.re l'Iore's
utoJ?i.o..
rrevious cnrLCOi1ts of
TftO"'l"
v
.... ,;,_ c'".....
~Iethods
1\..
i~8siGn
D
Lecture
.u.
reading ir. Utopia; Boo]<.: I, II: 1, ?, 12, 16.
AUGU~3ti'18'S
1.
Discussion of fletto's a-,-:d St.
cepts of utorin.
2.
:Jefi,lition of s2-tiro c_nd its importacce
con-
J_.:1
later
-,'Tt ti!"lE.
-.
7,
c.
Culture in
Discussior:
~udor
~uestionG
J.
Disc uss Ule s tcteme:1 t:
If ;'lan i[~ i.mperfec t by
lletture, it is i;Tposfdble to achic-')v(' 2.ny for-1 of
utopian society.
2.
Is it contrDJhctol'2 T for 2_ mall of th8 cl1urcll to
belicvA in the
~ossibility
of
a~
e2rtt1y
~topia?
3.
-:n1at 9.1''':: some si.mi13.riti.cs and di fferenc8.'] beh:ee'.1
flato's concepts of utopja and Kare's?
4.
',:hc:t inherent qU2.1ityin m32: doee ::ore J.)~lint to
as the ~ain reason for the impossibility of ~
utopia? Can mar ever overcome this failure in
~--:if-) Y.t2.. t"Ur'e?
Is th~¥s .?_ fo_j_lure?
tnp. "(;12.1" di 'fferenc8 bet\',recn Ih:::,(:,' s proposed Utopi2 ~~d st. Aucustj~e's?
',':'r:at is
6.
','iould therp beJ.ny nccd for any reJigj_on or theolozy
t ~1 D. It to pi (:~~'
':/c~~,r or rlY~~r no L~)
8.
By admittinc tte inpossibility of a utoria,
ac.-r e e:L t~ f~
i:.rj, t~h
t~c
F'e dopravtt.y of
:1} ,:J~;~
1;r!E'
concc}lt of
?
ori,ctn~l]-
~-::in
2~e
[lr~d
11).
CC~l; lltclrd_o. f~='~ir;t ~F3 ::7..11
frClln :"~ SO~ i:~l_l" I(:;:rs t.C;":l-:"
i_G.rjivir;lt·_~~l
:}}~OCCSS
SCI12"r~te
:J t.oIJi~~ frorJ tl""~efJi0tj_C~.1_l~l"
Cn elo J t.l t. (: rJl~}, t ll0 t ~T,rc: ·:.~i J l.
:'::eet S(I:nc',',,1,(;-ec 'T: t:".c midrlle of F:,? ::=;~ p\,tr~,r":1 t'J
£ fDr
1 ~~
#1
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u~~~tr'~-:;:"J~ s •
rOT'(~~
SO~ "t(:t~,..
o~:c·
I r t~e::'e ~::c r'[' ()r'.J"~T t':lO r:r.?O ~}J_e
utoTi2 stjll b0 imnossiblp7
tJ:!
of Ir.cl e 11n
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J776.
democr2cy
~uri~G
tte
revolutio~
~ith
demGcracy toc12.y.
A.
Assign
B.
Icce tu.re
rea~ing
~iSCUSE
2.
~f~ect
event~
of
th~t
Dcis~
lerl to revoJutior.
on deDocr2tic thouCht.
t~1="t it i8 the rich t 0 f the
1 tel' or 2,holts c, .J. coverr~mer~ t \,!~len t:-le
t 'lceo'nes clestructive of J~h:d,J~ l)'lo.li(m:J,1>le
righ tr:3.
If t':1
c;overm':1t::'n t in QUCE3 l,im~ bec omes
i'TI}lossi bJJ' I;c ::'J t!,'n' 1):' II dLW l,roe pss, 11 should \'''8
7.ssmrlP t"::.lt violent revolution js the onJ ~,r recourse';
D008 th is ~}.I)rJ=' to our cover:nen t tOfL::y?
Jefferson
~)eop1e to
c~)vernY:~c'l
[~tc, tes
,:;C
,.C)
2..
De fine uFal:ieE:J.r')]p r:Lg1:t.s.
J e f fercolJ ,statlC~s tl' J. t all men .::'.re cree!' ted equ.Q.1
tTl Fle eJ'es of God.
Are ::.11 men equcel in the
(~~rer-, of men?
If ~10t, 'dlat effect doeE'; thic.,
1'J'i~'cil'J e of 1')c:lu.::.1tty have on man-mace covern:nen t,s? Is the e:::'lwl i t;;r in the e~.'e'3 0 f God
irrs}Rvant in t~e foroation of govornment?
Jefferson states that ma~ creates governme~ts
to secure::' is 1..l.nalienable rich ts. D5 <:::c UBS th1s
assunption in reference to eovernments we have
previously studierl.
Jefferson co~tinues by saying that IThen a government becomes despotic it is not only the right
'out 3.J.so t'"c c::'ligation of the p']ople to overthro\':
th.::.d: governmer: t.
':J1:Ctt 'lal'pens to }!eopJ e ,>':ho try
to overthroTI t~e government? ~hy aan't they
succeed?
6.
7.
Discuss the fol10wi~E: Because a great deaJ of
the youth in t~is country feel it is no loncer
possible to chanGe the Government or syste~, and
t?lat atter'!yts .:::~t revolution Vlould be futi1e,
the::;e same you-rh c.lre bee om'ing o.lJO_thetic or n cGcccpeconsciouf.:' .11
~ouJd
2
','Joula
5_ t
violent American revolution he possible?
be ben e fic ial ?
c;.
':,,[b.ctt
9.
I.e; i.t possU)le for democracy to exist i.n
is bes t
or immediate
fOT'
our soc j~et:r
tod,2..y--gr2..dtJ2~]_ Cb.C:.D
ce
c~an[e?
t~'c: !lid82JH
sense? ';:l~at ):o.rpens to a theory '.'lhen it. is }mt
into pr3.ctice?'
10.
CouJd the Hebrews have formed a democro.cy? W'at
did the Greel"s l)elieve tn ,:;hj CD allowed them to
8stabJish a type of democracy?
11.
~:.1El. t
Ca~
12.
Does
13.
Ho\'! did one become an n-rjstocrat i l l Hebrojc,
Greek, loman, ~edieval, and Puritan culturee?
14.
Jefferson states that a citi~en has control over
his government throu~! the election rroccss. Often
'~JO lear; .. about: corrurtion in our covernmer:. t.
Is
t~e cittzen still in control?
Is government too
1 '-"-ree c:.nd c cTplex to abide by C1ef'10CraC y j r t l eory?
does Jefferson mean by the true artstocro,cy?
anyone be on aristocrat by Jefferson's definition?
S1H: 1--:
an o.rtstocT'::':'CY exist in Arnertc a today;'
32
Redburn
I
Q
II.
.tl.i;11S
~Co underst::'.YlCl 80Cj ety as
neclburn.
rre~3ented
B.
To ul'.derstcnd t:'.e
on economy_
0
C.
To COMp~re modern society to society presented in
tIle nov81.
p
ffee t
f
in =::e1vi11e' s
Industri.::~J.
;:{evolution
~ieV.'ods
A.
C.
AssiGn readinc of Redburn.
2.
Disc uss I'1dustri21 Hevolution ana ~.ts in f1 I).enc e
on Brit~s~ ~nd Americ~n economy and cllture.
3.
Discuss utili.tari::~;: 2.:'.C1 ;;racmatic l,hiJ
\Iic tori~lYl ec ODC11L:1_str3.
Discusston
;::~.
080r:~1Y
of
:~uestion,s
:,''0.at. ki:-'lc1 of
1'~8\V -'1()rJ.~
societ~T
cloes RecliJurn discover ir'.
Cit~;;
3.
Eo','.' does Rcclburn viev: t1w scd.lors, and hov[ do 11~,3
ideas obout ]i.~e at sea ch&nce durinc t~e voyaGo?
L.
Is the society Uedburr discovers in Liverpool
di fferent from thc::d. of 1Ie 1:,' Yorh: City? Hov:?
Ho~
did the society treat beGcars?
Redburn react to this treatment?
6.
lire bOG[~~l~S ct:--:rT slU,rl1S
c api to.1 is ti.c system?
1~':11 ~T
do
tQd3.~l?
F;:r st ('::-:;1
~e
Cl TLecess::r~,"
r0act differontly to
How does
Tl2rt of t~~r;
povert~
and slums
,;11:;' are '.':e differFmt from th: ce,Ilit2Jj8tic
c)f
t~e
novel':'
9.
10.
11.
Closs Jedourn foel to he the soJllti.on to
thesn F:OC:i.Z~:'. evils? Do .,/0U o.ccert GUC'~ ,:.<. solutio;,':
Is it realistic?
".Tl:':1t
Has an~' so~iet:r Ol~ cuI tu:>:'e V!G ":2..ve r..:::t.udisc1 (?Ji n 1:i.r]:1 tpcJ
}lOver+,~"
b'? C5c:rs, or slums?
Ji) the :;?racmatic :.lnrJ utD.itarian :philc1 so};1;ies
exist today?
13.
lL~.
Does
Give examplps.
carito.]is~
focus more on mo.terlal objects
':,°1,)' or Y.':'y r:ot?
[opiritua1 r(3\'!arclS?
I;:':::m or:
crc.~rnl
t}H~
IID.S noc3burn
~llJ
by the erJn of
15.
I.
ac(~cl't
to
"evil re::<.lityl!
:1ovel?
Are we
rejecti~s cc:r~t21is~
trJTj._n~:
to
today or
si~r1y
it?,
Cb.2,-~se
~lir[!s
1..\. ...
2.
Irfluer1.::e of Industri:::.l ::?i('voJution
},}-; i 10 so ~'"l i(~:'
'1
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r:
r01e;
O'~:1:-\2 r- ~~
j
3
0 t'
\.}~e
doc'':;
~:.rj.
t 1;
,-,
c~nd
otl'er
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2_ S
ir(Hvirll}_~'.l
}~ c 1. e
irj
r12Y in
C C-I:i t:~~J_ ir;~Y1?
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2.
I",rts l'1Jl'e
ferm 0 f
e'lcr"
't"::~_ _ _ c"
\'ron1d cO~Duni8~ ~e ~ ~e~fcct
101":'1,
fovE'1":~::,ey1
lJ(:,Y'
rpc.
t '?
If
tj<o~t:'1
r~o,
c,~r!
-.rn~,r
Ol~
~:cll .. .:-~j_Et
".-}}~~~T
i~o!r~n!l~lj_c;:'n
r10 t~;
:;1:_~." ('lOr: G = =al":'~ Sct:t t!-: 0_ t II j.f) L~l" ',7 e.rL'"1J.1 E::ll t., lll~.l iJ{" p
~l2,St C.ic1 fut'.u'c C(\'iAr::"',1eil t'3, ':!Dl cw.rv:i.vc ::::8
':~I.F)
4.
..
r:,
~
6.
~n::.'1
CouJd
docs'~
be considered a
Jusus C~riBt
Is cornm:.mis'l 2 re1i[ion;
1"e11[i03; =xrJ~i~.
':Jhat
con~unist?
rl(y~[:
;~OT~~
:c:::,y
2Jl0:tt
of tl1C culture of the bourgo0is, ::~l.rz
cnlture, the loss of '.'.""ich I 12nent,
js for Lh(~ eno!.':!'ou,s m,'Jjorit,j,.T! A!.'c ';'18 gujlty of
cre.-;+,inZ ()ur reOl'lc; to -=H~t ::.:.8 r:12C}lines;
In
E~'eCt';j_::C
sc~ys,
'7
c~ll
lone
"'~:::;'::'lt
Ire; i. t pos,::d.c,le f;O .::;hol-i.sr
O. ilor,~~~li t~.~ . ~\
'"tern2'~J
trHt~Ls,
rslt,s-ion,
2.;.1
,:;
.:f!~' doe:", Ilc'Tx ccn8ic1o~
really
<j.
the }}rol('tt:~Y':i.:lt t:1C 0[IJ2'
class?
~evolutj0~ary
llo.rx ru1ec out ~rec.tive tLirJd.nc C2.8 2.n irfluel1ce
on r.l_st.i)ry.
'.,'~"J th)12 di6 :lar::-= tl-.inJ;: ::::.')6 \,.'rj.to so
;1uGh,;
10.
11.
..:iron' t
~lOt1~
~at i~;~~.
n
t~
CO;i!:]unism 2nd C8.1')italj.r;;n
llI' Co S }}f:'!" ~t -t:i
0
f
t,}~. e
COl'.ccr~~ed
c 01;]fn c)rl rlan ';
I~:; mO.D co::.trolle r] by :lis f.L:1t.nrioJ Cxii3tcnce?
That is, docs ~~~'8 thinking, or his values,
re[3u 1 t d:5.rec t.ly iro'11 hic:; ;,;,c.terL;,l "l'.real th ODd
r;(~ 11.- be :;_11 {; . . I
12. Disc USE;
t~:e
I)Ossil-:\ili t~r of all ?crsons as
fro~] ~OiC.f'
Is t t ]jossil~le?
~uman
It
J.3.
2)oos
14.
',,:1(; '.'JouJ d ::3TX S3.y c.re the nat.aroJ.clrir;tocr::.ts?
Or '::()u]( l. . e ,1:i.[)colJnt t'nis concort eltirel~.r?
15~
vi..scuss tr~is stc,teFlent:
It is not :s'ossi'ole to
have 8. viole:: t. r 3vol u tion ...'i tb out the c:ocl'er3. tio:;:,c
of U e Tl,~SSCS \'k? ;-re ie1?rc.n t ? f L~e0:c':;r [mrl
corCf~rnE"'(J only ':;'J.t.-. ':n8.tcrJ.al CaJ.:rls.
:nOYI
rule tLe
socjet~r
or does s'Jcinty rule:
L
16.,
Discnss U'-8 fol1orJ:Lnt; sto..tement:
fIIYlI)rOl'ortiOl:'
2.8 Ll'e 3.nt3.co::imTI oet\'!ee~ claG~3es r!:L tliir' t'1C nC::.tton
v.::mtE3:18S, trw }'ost:LJit,Y of 0:18 natton to D.lwt>er
",;iT 1 C omp to em end. 11
35
17.
Discuss the following:
nr01i tical pQ1.'.'er iL~ mere] y
the organized pO~8r of ODe class for oppressinc
:mother.11
Is ther'~ a class struggle in America to(1cJ.y?
cxcun:pl 8;3 ..
Give
19.
Does thee uprer cJ eBS or rdddlE' cl,2.sS rule !i:TIerj,can
soclet;;T tod('l~l'; ~'!h~y?
20.
Durinc the r'lepression, \'Ihen iilnerica vras doubtiYJE
c 8·rd tal i,sm, \~rhy rHcln' t Americ a 11a vc 8. revol u t j on;'
2J.
':/}'.at does }Iarx mean V!l"ell he says essence precec)es
existenc c< Discuss t~.iG C onc ept in lign t of
Greek cJualism',
22.
Is t'~e United states the closest repre:sen ts. tion
of Marx's theories?
?7.
---,-'
.
Success of communism is a group effort to~ard an
idec~l.
Is Dodern mar too selfish and materialistic
to \'Jork for a group effort ': Is the "hil'rie!1 r:lOvement c.n attempt at such an effort or is it an
esc aIle?
The Grea.t Gatsby
I.
Aiy'ls
A.
To unclersta~j d Fi.tzeerald' s vie'.'.' 0 f zl1an in the 192:)' s
'
m'
.L."t'
as presen tE"(l J.n
1:1E) ('.
...;;-reat,
'J2 .soy.
B.
To lJr.derstand irfluencci3 on modern man \'ll~iG}'l brine
hi.m to his },')"eEent statl?
('
To compare
v.
J.
2.
Doder~
man to man of the past.
American society in 1920's.
a.
ec ono)];y
o.
muslc
c.ncl
Jiscuss the
GnVent of :'1otion
exp2tri~te
picturG~3
movement and its causes.
3.
Discusn the effect of
l'':1j.l osorjL~c.
1.
Could Gatsby 'be consid,erod V'S i\:·'1erice. ): ;"CLi.:i1?
".T'"l:r or \v"n ~j -~1 0 t,~
2.
'::hc~t
scie~ce
orr
rnode~n
man's
coulrl be t:~e ::;allses of tlle ressimislll of
and the expatri2tos in the 1920's?
Ho'.': dace tili.G lJ()Gsi.mif.31~1 dj.ffer fran t~le i?0l]2.Ctic
iTIOVemen t ',::e (:1:1..:'3C ussed earlier?
Fit~cer~ld
.3.
/+.
Is fl~e
i.. (1 e:~?
!l
G,=~tsb~y
or
1:l~ I;;~
spent. fi,re
~t
~2ve
:J. rr)':::::r~
tic
not ':
~reCl~cs
J..j.fe to cc::t ~1i.G
V,'2S h:i.. G dre.J.:1;'
better not to havo Guet a
of
',;;1,-,t did >.. "3 g:::dn?
c1r<)~c~~1.
~ould
in Ll.n:L te c :c:.pac i ty to "'[OY] (1 e r!l
·,';1·:.~i-
~een
}ii,c
;,n12.. t
r1 re::-~m?
.7.
:/ould ~'efferGo;"] conSJ.oer GiC'..tsby
o..ristocrat i ! b.;r his defin:it:i.on':'
~~).
~~'Jlat;
role dOOG scie::ce
t2! to ':rOll:ier1!?
l)]_=:~~~T 'i_ll
0
lb.e
:'n:::;.tural
;~irlfi.~~5rtc
cal'~2cj.
r7.
~C}8G
raodern
IJ:1Y}
eE1r~lo~.T
t~.e
iTir:fj_n:i te
CQ~}oJ":1t::r
to 1,','onc:.erl! :I.li .'i.e d,dJy lLfe7
g.
DisC 11S!: the fo1101:::i.nc statemeLt c~s -it ::lI'rJiOG
to the rove}: Once:o. L~:.tllS i8 :J..ttc:d.ned it is
I.'.'ort~:. T otUne_
Seen you find 2ny e:{c.r111J.Of:3 0 f
t:021r~ j'Toccrn ~]~:.:.~ l1o.:3 :~cco':r:ll;J_i_,s11e(: H,rll-.L("~'l l")j~c'=~i:1e
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t?
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(15..ff'?rf"Ylco 't)eb'!eer,
c':.nd
~eroes?
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l10~7 0.0 e s tJ~ (~ rl:~~C l'lt.11 e
SUrrt)rt F:it"..c.;f;r~). lr1' c) centrc.} PH;s5.E3?
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tto'"J2t'1e 2x!d :rct nv':;r~r nome~1ti t ~',·::;.G
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Eo":: ,JoC'r; this [3t:::ct8"18n1:. rel~;. tc~ to t};p
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t~1c
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of the
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PJ5es .
1
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there a pCcrD.1J 81 bet'::eer:. tl](~ [,tomic ·,·.'~'T
t:::Jd.nc T,L:'.cC-' in t~le rest of the \':o1'1d 2.i'd
the
~ctivit~ on the isJ2nd?
Explain.
1.
1;3
2.
Do PlO
i~
b!)~TS
their
C onl1)3..]~e
co rJiJ (;!'. t
'-!.
pc-CSCYl ted
~OGtructive
Freu.d.
Do t.he
~~tu~e
Gyste~
on the
isL~nd
iP1i to.te Ele :\c\ult \·:orld
2~tio~s?
'I'~:8
(: () e.,,,-)r:-
D2.cchao o.nd. Lord of t: , c I'll.es.
r,,, 11 1'1,,1.-0
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fl p
p."~~'_."'"
J
~onflictG in th:~ nove]
in~ividu21 or
in ~,jch t~Py l~ve?
of 00Cj
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r
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'
':.'ho..t
i,'.·1,"
~ ..~ 1'.. '.)
()ri~=i.natJ? frovl
from the social
lIar! doe.s :} r't1~iT'c~t for ~-:11ood't ~)l:i.~r
i .. n bot'~ 'l'he B3.CC!F.'~e 21;<3 the novol'~
Q
J11CLjor
t~le
l-'ol(~
32
the
f&r
JisCUSG
story
7•
C £-1. i.. l
~o
d rt'll •
!Lre
tIl (;
ir
-';:"00
rol1o~ing:
b8yO~0 t~e
Th? ir:rlications of thE'
rJesencrctjon of D. fC":'
C rL~.l..l~LlC t8r[~ rortr:l:;r8d ~?"G
1:1 the novel?
1":lo.n
OJ~
DJ trn.:lJ
3aeC~1C:~8?
Cc..r~
fi~_ ~~C~:
\~.r·1~~ ~T
not?
-
1=:'0 C tJn.ciCl cr0ci
.:l
?':U)stj ~~n l]~~jl--:
1(';.::OS[,[3 ~!.:lcJ Chrir::;t caUR out of i.soJatim: ~18.vinc
cai:~ed J::cJerst0.l!(lirC (tl1C ::10U!lt
the desert).
,:::.",J
·:,:';'c.t Si:-:lil0.r icci,nellt OCCll.rs iYJ
ull.cler[)t.:ln(l~i.~'~L:
t'1.8 novcJ?
'..~!::':.t
\'/as C~'J.i~~ed?
11.
Dr) thc 'o"YG exreri0nC8 any loss of identity on
the island? '~'n:c~t effcf:t does tl:~L.r:~ hC~~Te on. t11c;~j1?
12.
Does PiCSY r 0 al1y cODoit suicide?
13.
Is there 2.1':/ (~vjrJenee of Dionysus in t1'1e novel?
If so, ::,here'?
14.
DisCUSF U18 f01101.':in5:
1'1'0 mc:'.il' strucg1e in t00
!1~ QV'? J.. j~E) bet VIe en R2~]_D}1 c. t:,cl J ? .. C 1\ •
~:ouJ_d VIe 8 ::_~t
tL-::;. t. V· e C 0'1 n i.e t is behreon fl.ro1l,) 2.nd Dionysl1.s~
15.
DiseUSE: t'0c fol1oTLnC:
t:-_e
of
r'e('o[niU_oJ~
~:umo.n
f:iG~l. ti~lG c.sainst
cCtl')oe:Ltje:3 for eviJ.
51.non is
16.
',,'}lO.t
17.
Is tl1iE; novel fae] e or rea.1i ty?
JS.
fUll cl e.men tal C onc e pt () f
ev1clen t. in t~:c nov(?].';
t'1
e
!!
G:}rcJ Qn
':!hy or \':hy not?
Do :,ro1J::1.crce '.'::i, U: Golding's pessim:Lml cone erninc
Is mod ern m::m like till,s? Do '::8
ti. VO beCJ3t '::i thi.n us'?
hUln2,11 La ture?
'l,:'~VP. D. riehtruc
20.
y do reo:::,le like to see viol enc e on tel evision
and in the tteater? ~TI1Y do people always rush
;:.n~
to the scene: of 3.Il Q,ccidont or rnur[)eY';'
like to soe bJ.nod?
~)n
\"e
21.
~.:m :nT(1
22.
Have Golding's ideas echoed any pbiloso?hios of
t 11e ?2,St; h[;.s t,
i'Y'PCiic ted t}i8 f1) bi-re?
ever conquer the "Id" 0.nd ';1i:Tliu.J.te it
from his nature? Is there any hope for ~an?
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BOOE III - THE DIFFEREl'JT DRUHlIER
Lesson Plans
1.
Portrait of Socrates - Plato (Livingstone eel.)
2.
Ham1et - Shakespeare
3.
"Self-Reliance!! - Emerson
l!Civ:i_l Dj.sooedience" - Thoreau
Guest Lectures
1.
Elizabethan England
2.
FundClmentals of Transcendental Fhiloso:9hy
1.
Athens:
2.
Plato's Apology:
3.
-Nha t Happens in IIarnlet
4.
HaJ111et:
Films
The Golden Age
The Readiness Is All
Field Trips
1.
The Life and Teachings of Socrates
Play - Hamlet
40
Fortrait of Socrates
1.
II.
Aims
A.
To
;].
To compare PIa to's rhilosophy v:i th }:,hilof30Ihies
previously studied.
C.
To understcmd U'e influence of Fli:::.to's I'hl.loso::.;hy
on modern m:::;.n.
u~dersta~rl
Plato's concepts of man und the universe.
~·lethods
r,
H.
•
reading of
....A ss1.£:n
B.
Lecture
C.
D.
~ortrait
of Socrates
1.
Discuss changes in religion, society and culture
from Ho~er to Flato.
2.
Brief biography of Socrates.
:'>.
Define
0..
dualism
h.
universals and forms
c.
heavenly Eros
Films
1.
Iithens:
The Golden Age
2.
rl:::'.to'.§, Apology:
Socrates
'1'he Life and 1'eachings of
Discussion Questions
1.
Is the ::::hris ticm f::::.i th bo.sed on
Explcj.n.
2.
Dhat, in your own mind, is the soul?
3.
::::ompare the sou] to 0. bridegroom; to a caeed bird.
~xpI3.in t~1ese mc-o talJhors.
~..
Assumins 1113.::: h3.s
be i:nl'.lOrtal?
5.
,'fh;y is i. t nee essary to 2..SGume m2..n has a sOlJ.1 \':hen
trying to explain his existence?
2.
PL.:~ to's
soul, l:1Ust thr-:: souJ
dtwlj.sm;'
0
f nee ess:t t~,
E;.
i:'~11~tt
iF t'c e 1l11rsuit of: II "spiritllal ll.fe" aY1C1.
vip~ it?
[1_0\I,r
1
does IJato
7.
rioes PJato
<'3.
10.
"7
J--;J ..
~~)urslJj~t
'.'!''10.t iy the
vie~
of a
"rb~T8~i.c~1
life!; and
'Tny is the I'll.rsul t 0 f ic:' 11 Ec;p:i.ri tu::;.l It fe lf
r1:::..r,o,] ~d '::;:"l.pr 1:'12.':1 l'1'YStC2J Tursl'.its';
';fn2.t if
(~vil
2.S
hO',~j
it?
,YO').
2,1 1';':::'Ys
concGive it?
Does PJato's deficition of evil completely explain
all the acts of evil in
t~p
worlrl?
~Jl
the suf-
fering;
':!hC!t c~ru S0:11e fundamentoJ differe:n(~es bet','.'eer:
FJ2to'::-; concept of ev:i.1 2J'.cl that of tl~e C>iristL1TI
G }-1.1J.rc}1 ~
15.
C or:J}J(J.rE:' ths Christio.n i.e! e~'. 0 f ~e3.ven l.'d. Pl the
reaJn () f th~ Torr',s in Plato's pbilosorhy. ':i}wt
"'.re t"te simtl~rities .::mc.l differences?
16.
Does PJato bnJieve t"te soul can exert as much
influeLce over the body as the body does over
t"e sOll.1 '":' ','il]~r or 19hy not';'
17.
Does PJato accept the concept of
','.'"h y or ',':hy not ':
18.
'iIhat are SO'-1e fundamental dtfferenees bet1.'!een
tl:e Homede and Plc:ttontc concepts of c:" [;ood man'?
19.
rITe you satisfied '.'fith Plato's ar[';tment concerninG
orig~nal
sin?
the existence of God or the 1.'rorld of the forms?
or why not?
',~r['~y
~oly­
20.
Joes Flato agree with the Greek concept of
theism': 'Shy or why not?
21.
The TIorld, 2S Plato knows it, is not merely composed
of the gnod 3.n,l the evj.l. Life is fi] led l}.rjth
choices between two possible goods. HOTI does Plato
say we disting1..l.ish beb:een t~le]"l1? l~ow do '.':e distinGuish bet '.'!een .:J. ff':11 cherT! .:J.D.d l!lo'.Verf! Eood?
22.
'Jould FJ.ato sa;;' lTt.:J.n needs to obey his own nature?
42
2.3.
83.Yl
1,':8
cODsidf]r Plato tIle father of Christianity?
:Jhy or vrhy not?
24.
Ho.s Fla to'
f)
ph
j.losophy survi veil the test
0
f time?
Hamlet
I.
II.
Aims
A.
I)isc uss
Hamlet.
ShDl{espe.::u~e'
s :presen ta tion
B.
Discuss
Eli~abethaD
E~gland
0
f the charac ter
l:ethods
A.
Assie:11 reading of Hamlet.
B.
Lec ture
C.
2.
Elizab(~than
3.
Drie f lJiocra}'hy
1.-.
0
f S!J.a.kespeare
Films
2.
1)
theater
Hamlet:
The Readiness Is All
Discussion Questions
1.
Does Hamlet fit our previous de fi.ni tion
tragic hero? '/1hy or why not?
2.
';'Ihot q'.J.estions does Ibmlet ask himself?
3.
';'Jhat p8rsonal tragedies has Hamlet experienced
and how do t~8se experiences affect his outlook
on existence?
4.
Discuss the paradox: Hamlet is directly or
indir ctly responsible for the deaths in the
play) yet he abhors killing.
0
f a
0
5.
Reviev! Hamlet's soliloquies. '\';'h:lt do you notice
·:::tbout the I,rogression of thought from the first
to la.st? 'i:nat has Hmalet finally decideC1 to do?
43
6.
DiSClJ.8S Hamlet's gr9.veyara speec~ in Act III:
liTo
1."!hat base uses '.'!e may return, Horatio! \']hy may
not imagination trace the noble dust of AJ.exan~er
till he fino it stoPl,ing 2. bungQolf~." ·.That is he
saying?
7.
How does Hamlet differ from Oedipus in his view
of existence?
8.
:s H::l.'1llet s3.ying that death is the answer to
worldly prob] ems and suffering in his "to be or
not to belT soliloquy? If not,what i.s he sayinG?
9.
How does Hamlet change in his course cf action
from the beginning to the end of the play? How
doee; he comp2.re to Oedipus in such ch.::;.nges of
character?
10. There ::::re many examples of the conflict between
ap}")earanc ean d reality in the pl<:lY. Is this 2univers<:ll conflic t? ':Ihy or why not? Think of
examples in your daily life in vJhieh you n<:lve
f<:lced this struggle.
11. Doe,s Hc:.mlet com'nit suicide? Did he
the result of his actions would be?
11
KPOYJ
~vhat
12.
Does He.mlet fi~rJ U'e solution to h:Ls question?
Give examples.
13.
'.'Jas Hawle t 's only motivation revenge?
ll+.
Do you agree ',vi t.h Fortinbras' sum.rna tion or
euJ.ogy of Hamlet in the last speech of the
play? ':i11Y or why not?
15.
Is it }'ossible to finel an anSl'Ter to the question
H:?m1et asl\s? '/ihy or why not?
Sel f-Rel:Lanc ell and !ICi viI Disobedienc e IT
I.
Aims
A.
To uno E'Y'stccnd transc e~c1 en to-I yhiloGo}!hy
by ~merGon anrJ Thoreau.
B.
~ro relate '1::ne cffect2 of tran:3cendcntal thought on
modern man.
C.
To compare the role of the individual in transcendental
l,~iIoso?hy \'!i t}1 hi~:3 rol e in other philoso})l1ies previously stUdied.
DB
I'resen ted
II _
He tl'~od 8
,.
reaaJ,ng
A.
B.
C.
0.11(1
"Civil Disobedience. I:
Lecture
J.
Disc USE fund amen ta.ls
2.
Brie f 1::;'io[;r:~rhief3
!iConcord Circle."
3.
Causes of
0
0
f
transc enden L,l r:hilosoI'hy.
f Er:1erson, Thoreo.u,
Tro.nsce~dental
o.llrJ
the
Movement.
Discuss:Lon Questions
1.
EmersoL says, !I'I'o 'helieve yOl1r ov:·n thouGht, to
believe th~t what is true for you in your private
heart is true for all mcm , --that i:3 senius. I; Do
you o.cce::;t or reject this staten1Emt? Eo':,' v!Duld
Plato react to this statement?
2.
Jud Gine from \'Ill 0. t Emerson says in question one,
vrh2.t I'!ould. '()P s~y about original sin?
.3.
Emerson 0.180 states:
w.'/hoso ','/01.).] d be a melD, must
be a nODcomformist • • • Hothine is at lc-;.st sacred
but tllE~ inteGrity of your Dvm mind • • • no law
ca.n be sacred to me but that of m;y nCJ..ture."
Discusr; the,so rrinc:trl ps in lieht of modern
societ~r.
',.~lat ~'!oulrl har-pen if every man clid
as EraerGon i_rlstl~llctS·:
\:.rould there be C~~}.~i l·::irJ l
of society o.t all~
r
,4.
If a
];lc..rl
'.v::-;};t3
to kiJ.1 8.rother mo..r.,
jLtstif2f the l'n1J~"der
~.::n ~r or ~',r}l~! r.. 'J t?
5.
-()~r :Srnf:~so~'
s
C:J.ll 118
I\)~j_!le~L}J]_CE-3?
does E1TIorson :nec. . (1 \~!!.1f:~~l. lie f)':::"YE tJl2..t 1 ,8 C::"'l~(
a::-,tici~,\ate C'. m3.L'~) 2.rGll:':1Snt if he klVJ'.'![: his sect?
:;"flat cloeE) t~1.iG stc.te(1ent sccy 2.bc'ut r c:;liGion :?l!O
cOEfor:ni ty';
'~C~·ll2-t
1
:Thcct does Emerson say 3.bout the tndividual and
traditj.on7 3k)ul.d 0. society l;12.ce tk? inr:livic1u~l'8
Dhi~s hefore traditio~C'..l laws?
g.
o
'';ouJ (1
Aees?
~;c'l(c;:;:'30n ;~E'
~~y
or
1)
~ty
C')ul cl Emerson he
'...lrY18 ,1
:::,J:c ,:;. heretic
not~
C
onsjcl ered
3.
ttl
t"hc.0 :':j(~(n8
45
the 2.rll:ereflc0 to tradj_tiorl :::':ld 12.""s of
the past inhibit the crec~.ti ve proc ess'?
10.
[0':: ,10Ci3
11.
~lat does Emerson t~ink of travel in foreicn
c0 1J.ntrics? ':;11y doe,:: rce feel thL=) 1.','o..y?
Ie:.
11 AG men' s
)rayel~s are .:;..
Discuss t~e foJlo~inc:
disco..se of the ~il], so are their creeds 0.. diseo.so
of the intellect. l !
l~).
·:.That mLJst mar consider b8fore he begins tD.C
~:roc ess 0 f crec:.t5_ve t~ough t?
Does tl"l:i.s con tradic"'c Erners(\n' f) c onc epts 0 f tradition?
14.
Can mar ever be" Corlpletel~r sel f-relio..n t?
or '.'.'1:1y not?'
15.
':Ihat d:iSClJ.ssioDf3 'Hould Euriride8
have "\7j.th Enlerson?
J6.
lio':: do I:.::trx and li>18rson [',eree :::1no disagree on
the role of the individual in society? on the
2cceptance of tradition?
17.
Thoreau states Vlat the best government is one
vl11ich covernf" not at all. '}.'ho.t. socie"'c:;' '.'Jould
result from s11ch 2J1 idea of government?
13.
Disc:usr:: tlH? follo','fing:
Emer20n 8110 Thoreau
mo.n is inheren t.lj' good.
Is this
assumption th,? fed lure 0 f tneir phi1of3opby?
iw"fl1:)r or V/'rl~! not?'
2J1d
':thy
Golding
aSSLJ.rr1e Un t
19.
20.
'.'lhc,t c10es Thoreau say about majority rule?
you c.gree or disagree?
·TcJ.t \'Joule) h2.p:'CD. if ::::.11
VlClS
;~'len
Do
did 1.':h.::t t?ley felt
rj_Jht~)
21.
Does T'lOreau -reject the Americc.n Constitution;
~.'n.1Y or '::hy 11 0 t?
22.
','!hat r:,)ulr3 'l"lOreau S2.y about modern mem' 2 atte:npts
2.t esc3.~~iin[; t1..,c system rather th:ll1 correcting it:?
23.
\iOlJ.ld Thoreau ':Jgree ':;itt vi01ent revolutirm?
exampl~s 1.~1 hl~~
essay to rrove
YOlJr
Cite
point.
2ft.
Do you believe that in our rresent society c:;very
good marl beloncs in jail? ;,'n,.y or \'Ihy not?
25.
T;",11at nould flato say about civil clisobedience?
46
According to r.::hore::m, 'irbat action sliOuld :-'linori ties
take?
27.
Thoreau says that man is ruled by his possessions.
Is this true 0 f modern m,m? P:re you ruled by
your possessions?
Do r:o.rx 2.!1d Thoreo.u agree on the e ffcG t of
rna terL:~lis;"1 on man? Give examples.
29.
Could we consider Thoreau 0. communist?
the laGt Ilaragra:ph of f!Self-ReJian~e.1!
30.
~i.11at
~hat
31.
Could TIe consider Christ a transcendentalist?
'Hhy or v!hy no t?
32.
Could TIe consider Emerson and Thoreau the model
"hippi(~GI! or " fre2.ks" in our society?
Refer to
noulc1 Thore[lU thinh: of the war in Viet Nam?
would he think of the Chicago Seven Trial?
BOOY. IV - THE ALIEN ATIOE OF 110DERH i<A1'J
Lesson Flans
1.
The Gl.3.sS Heno..gerie - \'!illiams
?.
Alienation in Popular Rec orrJingG (see '0 e1 o \,1 )
3.
Hotes from Undere;round - j)ostoevsh:y
Guest LectureG
1.
The modErn theo..ter of Ionesco, Beckett, Genet,
Albe p , E'tC.
2.
~TIerica~
3.
Possible co..uses of existential thought.
society, 1940-50.
Recordings
1.
lIFool on the Hilll1 - Lennon-l-lcCartney
2.
"let It De" - Lennon-lkCartney
3.
1I1:!itbj_n YOlJ ;:/ithout You!! - George Ho.rri.son
5.
"'.'!oodstoc;l,l1 - Joni l'-litchel1
6.
l!:Jon't =~et It BrinE' You Donn" - :I:Teil YounG
9.
11
I An
2.
noch: t1
-
Paul Simon
10.
tlSounds of Silence" - Paul Simon
11.
l1A Simple Desultory Fhilipr:ic" - ?c::w.l Simon
12.
liThe Boxer" - Paul Simon
48
13.
li','Zher·'3 Do the Cbildren Flay" - Cat stevens
1lj-.
POn tneRoad to Finc1 Outf! - Cat stevens
Notes from UnderGround
I..
i-l.i:-ns
A.
To understC::.nd the ec~rly existentialism of Dostoevsky
as presented i.n lTotes from UnoergroundM
To compare his philosorhy
('
v.
II.
~:o
~it~
others we have studied.
lJ.nderst::md rossible causes of existential:i,sm.
lIe thocls
Assi~n
reacling of Notes from Underground c,nd the
intr~duction by Y~uf;nann-.--
B.
c.
1.
fU:1dC'~1"'18l'to.ls of existentialism; rliscuss
the v&rious kind;:3 of existen tj.alism l')resen ted by
l':aufmar:n.
2.
:Jisc USE the rosr3ible c c"..uses
3.
Brie f tiography
4.
Definition of o.lienation
Di.SCUSE
0
0
f exi:3ten ti2.1ism.
f Dostoevsky.
Discussion Questions
1.
':::"1at i:::; met(J.l)h~Tsic S;'
the term be fore?
~).
AccorcUn,s to Dostoevsky, 'eby is
and action a limited creature?
L~.
',~;~'lY
?
Do ',.·.·e ree.l1y
Expla.ir: •
~:lhere
l-:ave
',';(3
2.
er'c ou;:) tered
man of character
docs r'e believe U:at only the fool, not the
ir telbeellt m:::~'", C 2.D bec one anyU'in~1
~'ric1e
ourselves in
OUl~
dlsee.ses?
49
8.
DiseUSE the follo~inc:
Tho enjoyn8~t one cains
fran) hl;rti~lC ot'ler reol;le COl-:1eS frOI:1 be5_11'::; too
con80icu8 of one's o~n decrQ~Qtion.
9.
J08G ~·~·1('rd er~ rl:. . D' c C~;.Y:2J'"'ellr?f3S 0 f th e 11 ~1)e]_e~3E~lef:)8
() f ]~lj_~~ e):ictp~lC p J.(;,J.c1 tfJ :7,J_4_en~:.tj_ on .-?) I-Io~~.~~?
]J.
Or l")2cCC' 67 Jostr)ev8ky rr:.:futes ,:~ fu:'.dQt11cnt:::J.
FIQ tonj.c '.10 tio::J..
':i~~cj= is the not:iJ)''.
rioes h8 refute it?
J 2.
'.'.;~.c.. t
~:1.r( 'l,JI rJ ~03 to C vslcS~ So..Jl 3~b :111 t
civiJi~ed ma~ beco~es,
tri~'~stJP and. '\:.r~i~I"l_=Ll~e :~.c bOCCIIlOS.
The mora
13
II
":.:hc,.t deer)
Q3
15.
})08 to (::V G ~~.~'"
i~fJuc~~es
;~~~~~.,.
':r~~at
i f ; 1i['r; ':.':i.thout i'rse 1,'.'i11
to Dosie evs]~~r?
':Jh-:-~t b_~lS
~):p]~airL
1___
()
c~
e
19.
"is E~ to.. tCPlen t :
the J0SS bloori-
t~·
re2.iSOYl
~lnd
1 () ej-c
on choice?
·:"here is t'r. ers cvid ene e
iE his 2.rgur:len t':;
17.
~~h C1J. t
~::':ld :, (Y:.'
0
or'~IlO:::..ce,
c1.ccordinc
f Dio!lYSUS 2.nd Arollo
Dostoevsky done to FL-:.to's dU3.J5srn?
•
Could 1.':e c o::~sirl er Dostoevsky 3. DomaD t::lC?
or ':[hy not?
':.Thy
:/ou1d Dostoev,sky o_gree l!!i th pred estina t ton?
religious philoso~~y
'::11,1' or \';1:;..1' not:'
~ould ~e ~cree witb any
\7e ~av(' stur:LLecl be fore'?
20.
-:.~rr_Jr
does
m3.~1
to ::-dmcel f.
(losi..re ':,'hat tc stu3?icl or harmful
would Christ bla~e for this?
~horn
21.
:;ll~r
I'[ould F::.us tus be
22.
':Jhat 00 fr':;e w:i..l1 and c~oice preserve in us?
Is the satisfaction of our desires tbe solution
to alienation? Explain.
2.3.
':inat dc'es Dos+'o::;vs]·;:y mean I'Ihen he sa;,;n3 t't1at mc.n' s
\'!or,st (:e fee t ts his "}lerlietual moral obJic:ui ty!!?
2f+_
Discusf3 the po.radox:: 1:3.'1 has continw:tlly tried
to prove that he is a rationo.l and re3.sonine
animal; yet ~orld history proves everything
bu t his rc~ tiona1 i ty •
:::t
hero to Dos toev,sh:y?
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25.
;:!h2~t
dees Dostoevsky say is tbe c3if3tinction
between mar.. and animal?
26 .;'Jhy doss melD l,ur.rosc fully destroy thoE;e th::i.ncs
he
h~s
or is attempting to create?
2? _
~.'tr,a t
28.
'~;;110.t
29.
'.iho arr· the nbnormeJ and norm:J.l rr:eD in Dostoevsky's
th.inl~i~~ g7
'.'}t.CL t ar'8 t11eir charD.c te:~is tic s?
30.
','n'lY is it better to do nothing?
31.
Discuss the fol10wiLg:
The reason Dostoevsky
a:'ld hie .rhiJosoIhy are so hard to acce}')t is thnt
~;e ha,s destro:-od ::;t ereClt deal of V!;1at VIe believe
in--our herit:J.go, or our reputed heritage.
3,~.
On t~'1e other ~lC1nd, 1,",hy are so man.y of the things
Dostoevsl<;y ::;ays so easy to acce.pt as tr'Jth?
Could j,t be tllnt l'Je are exactly, do eXC1ct1y as
lle sayG? Does this scare you? CaD you step
outside of ~Tourself aEd exai'1ine rJllSLt you c,re
2.nri S3.2 r , tlYes, he is right"?
dees DDGtoevsk~T say the di fferene e betl:!een
::,T t a:nd 1:1:J.D is in his c 0!111')o-rison on JX~Ge 77?
tt en ts the :J.bsurdi ty 0 f
Yi12Xl' i3
existenc E';'
The Glass Menagerie
I.
jU,ms
fro understan.d thn condition of modorY:. iTI2.n 2.S presented
in The Glar::;s l·Cenagerio.
II.
B.
To compClre the role of mo~ern man in society Dith
the role of man in P2St societies.
C.
rro understC'.nd Americcm socj_ety, 1940-50.
Nethods
A.
Assign readinr; of Tl>e Glas" l1en2.gerie.
D.
~..Jec
ture
1.
Brief biocraphy 0 f.~!ilJi2.ms.
2.
Discuss the modern theater of
Genet, Albee, etc.
3.
DisCl18i:i .1'imeric.::;.n society, 1940-50.
I~nesco,
Beckett,
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r'
v.
Discussion
~uestions
1#
Sum:narize the envj_ronment of the main characters
in this l)l(].y. '.'!hClt (; ffec t does the er..viro::lmen t
have on the char(].cters?
2.
~:r..'1a t
i2 A:TIanaa' s cor.. flic t '?
is Tom's c onflic t'?
",'!hat
I.c2JJr a's con fl ic t?
5.
Hoy.' are these c}lar3.C tel's alienated? Are tb ey
alienated by society, themselves, or hoth?
6.
How does each character escape re(].lity?
7.
-;;'hat additional me2,ns, not present in the pl(].y,
C ouI d Oedir'us, :Sveryman, PIC', to, .::md the lie brews
use to cope ITith reality? HoY! did these means
bell' them in their strucgle? ';"ihy don't TOnI,
Amanda, an0 L?,ura use ttese same mean:3;
8.
Is Har:·:' s eoneellt of materiD,1 vleal th (Jetermining
one's C OrlSC iousrl8sS proven in this :olay? '.v'0..~r or
\'rhy not?
9.
Eo'.'! \'fOuI0 Jefferson reae t to this rlay? ',:;'hom
v!ould ~1e bl.anw for the evils in tIl e play; ii/h.y?
10.
Is Ama:-ula
11.
Discuss t~is quotation as a com~cnt on tte
conc1it'i.on of modern mO.n:
llyou Imow it dO::l't
t2J,e too rnuc;!'. intelligence to get yourself
::i_'.ltO :;, l''.aiJed-up coffin, L:lura. But Fho in
hell over got hinself out of one ~iV:out removing one ns.iJ?"
12.
ffuy is
13.
Can:l :ilan exist in moderY'_ societ;)', or 2J'1~r societ~r
for that matter, without some meruls of escape?
~hat are some of the ~ays we escape eact day?
lL~.
\'!hat
15.
Could \'Ie
2,
#
Explain.
To~'s escape unpJes.sant?
Is it possible
to esc ape frOYil re:o,li ty \':i thou t cui1 t? Explain.
~?Te
the benefits of 8E3cape?
consid~H'
ctn escalle?
16
tr:lgic hero;'
I:.~L;I
or
-the ',':oodstock Rrx:l" Fef")tival
1.~.rh~1 :10t·c;!
lire U; e communes C-.l1 attempt to recre~~ te the
Garden? Explain.
Is t'Je 2.tternl,t 'rJy !]an to cr82.te c. 'J.topian
I'?
80c:Lct~!
2.lL (,SCC~Il8?
;.:rLat. kincJs of escc.lJ8 2.re setnc U.Or..Cc1
by r10dcrn socint;y?
;:!"Ydch are not?
c. t
1<:8j' oi fferenc 8 beb'!een Ton 8.nc1 Am::md 2.'
·':Jll3.t'::ou1d Freud s:xy about :~nlYlOa?
1.C.
~.Tr:.')
19.
Discusf; the follol'!inC:
20.
Discuss the folloTIinC: Nodern society is so
c01:1}lle:: t~nc:.t tr~e j_~1d~LvidllC:J_ is L-~[~ f1--'2giJ_e QS
glc:GG.
Is (~sc ::'''..l't'; the only rec ourse?
;:1112.t 3.bou t
relic~.on;
Or is th:i f, too al~. escape'?
Alienation
thE')
if;
os c c:.pe '~~I
Popular
u:v1e:rst';.:li' Eo
'~0
cor11\-=-"'~r'e
~:Jj_ t~·)
t.~~8
us.
necordi~es
conr~ition
]:C)I·>tll_2r '!--c:c O-~(lj~r;
n
0.
There is s littJ.e Ilart of
/1.mo_nd,a, 1'01:'1, :?'1d t2.urc. in eetch of
i~
S
t:iC
:i. '1eo.r~
ss.
i(~.c~~.s ~)}"'8E.~en_ ted j_tl
0 f r~c;.st '.~rr~j_ ters.
t]'lt~SO
Y'o~ordj_~c",s
II.:::.nil ont mh1E:o[rap:'~p{~ corieL::" of the rcc(lr,Jil;'SS for
study (list of recordings O~ first p~ce).
D.
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StE-'\le~"c.:~
i~
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j
l,l.l1C
~~jc~r~tiol}.s
tiol1 ':.1i tIl
j_n ;-:5_8
S(lnc,
i?~'.1'1pr(:
~)o
t:le
C{;- 5.]. c1 'r eo:: I- J ~~ ~,r~' i 1 tl-: ?~t It '.l!C ~":. . v{.~ ~ or~~~e c. ]. OYl sr.' 2.-:/ • Tt
II?~ve '.'Ie T~~Ql1y?
',:}')at do ':!8 co.:::sicler to (ye yrOcress?
Are O'J.:'~ t e~: l1:1~ c cJ Qr~ d r3C i en ti fie c:ulv OD C ene n t. s
:'.15enc.tinc t'::-~e h'c':jviduc'.lr-; i~-: society? ExplaLl.
2.
In steven's song, lIOr trI8 Iioo,cl to Find out," he
~ropo8cs a solution to our probleM.
~hett is tte
solu tiOE? Do you, :J.cree or dis8,[rnc? .iIe is ob-
viousJy sUGcestinG a return to the p~st--V18
Good book 1,T.Dl h:ic:l~ the devil out. -:,,~'1o.t is the
value of relicion in conquerinc alicL2tion:
;"
','!11o..t i.8
Petul SLnon sugcestinc 2cbout our com-
)!luDic Cotion in li:;)anG1inc Con vers.J. tion \:'?
','.'h'.J.t
docs communic~tion have to do TIith alienation?
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Are y!p really C omnunic 2.t::Lng \'Jj_ th each Gth8r? lire
'::e lIcouchedb~, our inclifference?!I ·::llc.t thinGs
oug':J. t '.'.Ie be c ornr1unic c~ tine? '.'fill this end 2Iien:.."ction?
4.
.3L'10n states in llA 51I'11")1e Desul tor:' PJ:..ililiric"
th2t he is tired of beine shaped and Doldod by
t~~oEie Q~I"olJ.n(J !-:jJ:'l.
lIar} d.o t::c ide2f3 of Olll~ contemuora~ies shaDP ~nJ moJd us?
~e have discussed
rnytS ma~y timeG~as a nec0ssary part of our existence. Simon Gtatcs that he is branded a communist
for bei~c left ~anJcd, ~TId that he has paid 211
tl-:.e dues h8 ';;C'.nts to 1X\,/. Hoy! do tIle myths of
our society and our contemporaries cause aJienation?
5.
Sirnon sa Jr E3 tl;Clt. friellc1shir' causes J)airL in "r flJ:1
D :8ock.1:
Eo'.',' cloes frienr1,s::dp celuse pC:cin? C2i1
this pain C2use alienation? Is a self-imposed
isolation beneficial? Exr~ain.
E;.
i\re thp ;:.roro.E 0 f t11e rrop11ets \,lri t terl on tn.e
subr:o.y wall."; C:~.r: d ten8:'10n t halls? '::11 at is 3irnon
suggesting here?
7.
Consid erine c~11 0 f 5il:1On's songs, ','fhed: are tb 8
co..uses 0 f his isolo.. tion and loneliresc:;?
8.
·,'/'r13.t is 1i1.omas sugcestin.:: about the i:r1divioll.o.l
in 'iOur GU8ssing Gcune '?
9.
AGree or disc:ccrc:le.
':Il'lY '.'!on' t t~le peOlJle listen to the fool in ltrI'he
l?ool on the II:Ul" hy F18 Be2.t les? ',-:hy o.re tl-:.e
people really the fools?
10.
In all t~e no~[s we have discussed and read, the
injustice of society~s played a major role. Just
how does so~iety cr0ate alienation?
11.
Is
r.1aD
L1ean t to be 2cliena ted?
EXlllaj,!i.
I.
Aims
To bring together ~Jl the conclusions, questions,
truths 2,bol't man IS nC:;.ture cwo beh.::l.vior we hc:;.ve
studied.
II.
Hethocls
Discussion
~2uestions
2.
Is maD living todE'.y 2$ he ought to I i ve?
.3.
'.'/hat c1 oas the future
4.
':!'~",at do you
~nd society?
5.
III our studies \'TO hc.ve seeD m,:;;.n cre2te 2nd destroy
order continually.
Is mml meupt for chaos then?
.fuy isn't man ever satisfied UiVl the system
he crec.tes;
6.
HOTI
t 11e
n
(
.
8.
0
f
l11~n
feel are your
Ex}?l:::':). n •
2.p:rear to be?
obliz~tions
to yourself
does the fact that TIe can bloTI ourselves off
f2,c e 0 f the E~1rth a f fec t our behavior? '.~;'h at
do you thillk of de2~th? ':ihy do VIe put thoughts
of death off in a corner?
';'.fhat c:m you do c,-s an individuc~l to destroy
aliena tion'? Or do you want to be alienated?
':f..'12.t aoou.t relicio-c.?
Is it ir'1portcmt to you?
','Jhy or why not?
9.
'.',1h2.t is the v~lue of studyinc quoE;tioDS that
ho.ve no riel'lt or ':Trone cmsv:ers?
In.
Has Adam's sir dOYle more eood t::'9..n ho.rm?
11.
Assuminc '-Listory is cyclic~l, what cO:lclusions
o.bout proGress o.nd c}'. .::l.nge can be drav:n frol") this
o..ssumption';
Exr1.::l.in.
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Finelly, you must re flee tor:. 2.nrl consid.er all the
ideas
~e
have stulied this
~3.st
year, for it is in such
reflec tiOD U'.at yo'..1. f';st3.bli.sh your orm. b::'havior,
ir,1~oort.::mtly
~'Jhy
.
, it is i:n sud'.. r0 nee tion th.:::. t you
you clJ the thine;r3 2101) 60
:J.~H'1
say the
thi~1Cs
2~nd,
C:J.D
you
most
understand
SO_~T •