Wednesday May 7, 2025
Vocab Human Nature, Philosophy, Popular Sovereignty, liberal democracy
Reading
Circle: If you were given the choice to take a pill and it would you give you the vision to see the truth about everything, literally understand the "Realm of Forms", would you take it or would you rather live in our world where you are "free" to believe anything you want, including all the lies you tell yourself?
Review the grid: Create a list of things you want to be true. You will be reporting this out. Ex- The American Dream...
What is the purpose of these ideas?
The Allegory of the Cave
The Matrix...
Learning Target: I can summarize the Allegory of the Cave and explain how it pertains to my life.
Plato's Allegory of the Cave--Puppet Show
First, we will read this text after looking up Socrates.
1) We will read a section of the text and model the kind of discussion you will have at your table.
2) Take notes on the provided document.
3) We will read more text.
4) You will have private conversations at your table.
5) Volunteers to explain.
6) Write translations in the box.
7) Repeat until done.
First, we will read this text after looking up Socrates.
1) We will read a section of the text and model the kind of discussion you will have at your table.
2) Take notes on the provided document.
3) We will read more text.
4) You will have private conversations at your table.
5) Volunteers to explain.
6) Write translations in the box.
7) Repeat until done.
9) What are some other "shadows" that you believe in?
Puppet Show
Learning Target: I can summarize the Allegory of the Cave and explain how it pertains to my life.
Puppet Show
We will finish the connections in the grid.
We will finish the connections in the grid.
1) Allegory of the cave row.
2) Create for the puppet show
3) Create a row for us in "real" life
4) Question -- if shadows aren't real, is there anything that is?
Moral Dilemmas
Learning Target: I can make decisions based on a personal philosophy
1) Take this
2) Share out
3) Question: if we were trying to make the world a better place, what would be the just decision?
Philosophy Challenge
Purpose: Philosophy and religion exist for the sole purpose of giving purpose and explaining how life works. They can be very useful when things aren't going so well and can make one's life significantly better. Personal philosophies can be by-products of where you live, "inherited" from your family or chosen by you.
Challenge Narrative: Pretend you are have just been zapped by the Men In Black stun device. The device has been set to remove all philosophical beliefs from your normally driven, purposeful brain. You no have no idea what the purpose of life is and are shopping around for a philosophy that make sense.
Challenge: You're each going to be given one quotation at at time. All the quotes come from different philosophies.
Challenge Narrative: Pretend you are have just been zapped by the Men In Black stun device. The device has been set to remove all philosophical beliefs from your normally driven, purposeful brain. You no have no idea what the purpose of life is and are shopping around for a philosophy that make sense.
Challenge: You're each going to be given one quotation at at time. All the quotes come from different philosophies.
For each quote, you must
1) Find out who said the quote;
2) name the philosophy it came from;
3) explain exactly what the quote means, as simply as possible, and;
4) explain a time in your life the quote and it's underlying belief would have been or has been useful.
You will be responsible for getting the notes from everyone else in your group so you will understand at least 2-3 additional quotes from you group. You will be presenting these BUT, you will be presenting someone else's from you table. These will be quizzed on Tuesday.
- You cannot step in the same river twice.
- God is dead.
- Death need not concern us because when we exist death does not, and when death exists we do not.
- An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.
- The struggle itself...is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy
- The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, we did it ourselves.
- Man is the measure of all things.
- Nothing in the world—indeed nothing even beyond the world—can possibly be conceived which could be called good without qualification except a good will.
- Man is born free and is everywhere in chains.
- The unexamined life is not worth living.
- I think therefore I am.
- Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily.
- Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
- To lead the people, walk behind them.
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