Difference between revisions of "Contemporary Civilization"
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Essentially a "Great Books" of philosophy class, spanning two semesters, usually taken sophomore year. | Essentially a "Great Books" of philosophy class, spanning two semesters, usually taken sophomore year. | ||
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| + | == CC 1 Lite == | ||
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| + | * God created man, twice. | ||
| + | * God gave the ten commandments, twice. | ||
| + | * Make kings philosophers or philosophers kings. | ||
| + | * Man is a political animal. | ||
| + | * Jesus is a socialist. | ||
| + | * Jihad isn't what you think it is. | ||
| + | * The end is nigh! Oops, it's not. Better recast Christianity as a long term thing. | ||
| + | * I am think''ing'' therefore I am. | ||
| + | * Christianity is corrupt. It needs modest reforms. | ||
| + | * How to stay in power: it's appearances that count. | ||
| + | * Life is brutish and short. So men form states with social contracts. | ||
| + | * Actually, men cooperate by their very nature. | ||
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| + | == CC 2 Lite == | ||
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| + | * What is Enlightenment? It's good. | ||
| + | * Why do we have morals? Utility, experience, sympathy. | ||
| + | * Countries get rich by specializing, not hoarding gold. | ||
| + | * Society gives rise to inequality. Let's be cavemen once again. | ||
| + | * Or we could have a social contract like those Genevans. | ||
| + | * I can't let you do that. If I did, I'd have to let everyone else do it. | ||
| + | * Independence, it's self-evident. | ||
| + | * New laws after the exodus. | ||
| + | * The French Revolution is ugly. | ||
| + | * Give women more freedom so that they can better serve their men. | ||
| + | * What's so great about America? Democracy. | ||
| + | * People shouldn't follow Smith's self-interest, nor Hume's sympathy. They should show disinterested benevolence. There are better tools than whips and scourges to discourage crime; namely, peer pressure. | ||
| + | * The Spirit drives world history. | ||
| + | * No no no, the dialectic is the other way around! Ideology doesn't drive the material world. Instead, material conditions drive ideology. Revolution! | ||
| + | * Blacks are oppressed; whites wage wars. | ||
| + | * Might makes right. | ||
| + | * Your human psyche is probably disturbed. You need a dose of psychoanalysis, delving into the darkest depths of your molested childhood. | ||
| + | * Maybe we sort out civilization in the same way? | ||
| + | * Three tales of poverty. | ||
| + | * Let's consider justice before even being born. | ||
[[Category:Core Curriculum]] | [[Category:Core Curriculum]] | ||
Revision as of 07:53, 19 March 2007
Essentially a "Great Books" of philosophy class, spanning two semesters, usually taken sophomore year.
CC 1 Lite
- God created man, twice.
- God gave the ten commandments, twice.
- Make kings philosophers or philosophers kings.
- Man is a political animal.
- Jesus is a socialist.
- Jihad isn't what you think it is.
- The end is nigh! Oops, it's not. Better recast Christianity as a long term thing.
- I am thinking therefore I am.
- Christianity is corrupt. It needs modest reforms.
- How to stay in power: it's appearances that count.
- Life is brutish and short. So men form states with social contracts.
- Actually, men cooperate by their very nature.
CC 2 Lite
- What is Enlightenment? It's good.
- Why do we have morals? Utility, experience, sympathy.
- Countries get rich by specializing, not hoarding gold.
- Society gives rise to inequality. Let's be cavemen once again.
- Or we could have a social contract like those Genevans.
- I can't let you do that. If I did, I'd have to let everyone else do it.
- Independence, it's self-evident.
- New laws after the exodus.
- The French Revolution is ugly.
- Give women more freedom so that they can better serve their men.
- What's so great about America? Democracy.
- People shouldn't follow Smith's self-interest, nor Hume's sympathy. They should show disinterested benevolence. There are better tools than whips and scourges to discourage crime; namely, peer pressure.
- The Spirit drives world history.
- No no no, the dialectic is the other way around! Ideology doesn't drive the material world. Instead, material conditions drive ideology. Revolution!
- Blacks are oppressed; whites wage wars.
- Might makes right.
- Your human psyche is probably disturbed. You need a dose of psychoanalysis, delving into the darkest depths of your molested childhood.
- Maybe we sort out civilization in the same way?
- Three tales of poverty.
- Let's consider justice before even being born.
