Thursday, January 8th, 2014

Administrivia:
-Get page numbers in book

Notes Notes Notes
You are taking notes to create meaning from what we are studying.  Today, you'll be doing various things to gather more information.

Learning Target
At the end of class today, you'll be able to identify the philosophy 1) of your character in your book, 2) in the song you chose; and 3) that is most useful for you.

Double Circle Question
Go over philosophy quotes and their meanings.

YouTube Philosophy Activity
1) Find a song if you don't have one
2) Share your songs with class (lid up)
3) Go in like groups (of 4-5)
4) Share the song in your group, taking notes on the philosophy within the song, how it connects to other philosophies, books, etc.

Book Philosophy
A) What was the problem your character had?
B) What did your main character think is important?
C) How did your character change over the course of the book?
D) How would your character finish this sentence: "I believe....."
E) Find 2 passages in the book that support B, C or D.

Philosophy Unit
Using your notes, create a presentation in which you use scenes in the movie to explain the philosophy behind the Matrix and explain how the philosophy can be applied today to us.

Practice Philosophy Test

Vocab Words -- Quiz Thursday
Secularism
Rationalism
Individualism
Humanism
Construct
Absolute

Pick a Philosophy
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 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 useful.  If your group finishes with a quotation, you will get another.  You will be quizzed next class on the quotes' meanings.
The Quotes:

1. You cannot step in the same river twice.
2. God is dead.
3. Death need not concern us because when we exist death does not, and when death exists we do not.
4. An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.
5. The struggle itself...is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy
6. 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.
7. Man is the measure of all things.
8. 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.
9. Man is born free and is everywhere in chains.
10. The unexamined life is not worth living.
11. I think therefore I am.
12. Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily.
13. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
14. To lead the people, walk behind them.