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Spring 2000 |
Genealogy of Morals |
T R 10-11:15 |
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HNSM 459 |
farabi@dom.edu |
Lewis 210 |
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January |
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computer room |
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18 |
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics (NE), Book I |
Post WebBoard Question |
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20 |
NE, II |
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25 |
no class |
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27 |
NE, III |
Reply (other class will post question) |
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February |
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1 |
NE, IV |
Post Question and Reply |
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3 |
NE, V |
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8 |
NE, VI |
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10 |
NE, VII |
Reply |
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15 |
NE, X |
Post Q. and R. |
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17 |
essay exam |
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22 |
Dante, Purgatorio, Cantos 1-4 |
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24 |
Cantos 5-8 |
Reply |
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29 |
Cantos, 9-12 |
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March |
Cantos, 13-16 |
Post Q. and R. |
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2 |
Cantos, 17-20 |
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7 |
no class, semester break |
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9 |
no class " |
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14 |
Cantos, 21-24 |
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16 |
Cantos, 25-28 |
Reply |
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21 |
Cantos, 29-33 |
Post Q. and R. |
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23 |
essay exam |
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28 |
articles by E. O. Wilson |
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30 |
Bergson, Two Sources of Morality and Religion, pp. 82-101 |
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April |
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4 |
Bergson, pp. 102-140 |
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6 |
Bergson, pp.140-178 |
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11 |
Bergson, pp. 178-208 |
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13 |
Bergson, pp. 209-236 |
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18 |
Bergson, pp. 237-265 |
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20 |
no class, Easter |
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25 |
Bergson, pp. 266-292 |
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27 |
Bergson, pp. 292-317 |
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May 1-4 |
Finals week-essay exam |
WebBoard Discussions. We will be "electronically twinned" with another senior seminar, with which we will discuss the Aristotle and Dante readings. Alternating weekly between the two classes, one group each week will launch an e-mail discussion by asking a question about the text (i.e., about life, which is the subject of the text). Individually, you are required to formulate and post one question, and also to reply to each question each week. Feel free to reply a second or third time if you wish to argue with someone or comment on what they said. The WebBoard address is http://dom172.dom.edu/~las451sp2000.
Class Participation. This is a discussion class, and an "A" in the course presupposes that you have participated in the discussion. Such participation is a necessary, though not sufficient, condition for earning an "A" in this course. May I make a suggestion? Do not try to think through silently everything you might want to say in class before you say it to make sure that it is completely right. You will never say anything, just as you will never learn to swim standing on the bank. Discussion means we are thinking something through together, as a group. You should be willing to give voice to anything that will get us started or move us forward. This assumes a certain amount of good will among the participants, so I hope you do not all hate one another before the course starts.
Daily Assignment. Please bring to each class a written note on at least one place in the test that puzzled or confused you. Especially, look for things where the author contradicts himself. In a good author, you will find plenty of these. They are not mistakes. It is the author's way of asking the reader a question, of requiring that the reader participate in a conversation. Bring to each class at least one thing that does not seem to make sense.
Exams. There will be three essay exams.
Papers. I think you all have an honors project to finish this semester, so there will be no paper.
Dinner. Assuming my wife agrees, you are all invited to my house for dinner on the evening of May 4th.