Coffeehouse Prep; Things Fall Apart; Introduction to Philosophy

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Period 1:

Coffeehouse preparation. Please gather in two small groups of 6-7 students for the first 20 minutes of period 1. Read your selected coffeehouse piece to each other. Each member should have the opportunity to speak and practice. Monday and Tuesday of next week we will be using the Ensemble theater where you can practice for your coffeehouse presentation on Tuesday.

For the last 20 minutes or so of the period, either finish sharing/performing your work--or work on assignments for your writing portfolio. See previous posts for details and ideas.

During period 2, we will finish our conversation about Things Fall Apart, and pick up our last novel: The Stranger by Albert Camus.

Introduction to Philosophy

Under the main heading of philosophy, there are several branches. These are divided by the kind of questions they ask. Here are the main ones:
I. Ethics: the study of values in human behavior or moral problems: (what is good or right?)
II. Aesthetics: the study of what is beautiful or artistic: (is this art? What is beauty?)
III. Axiology: the study of value (value theory): (what is at stake or what is of value in a life or human action?)
IV. Epistemology: the study of knowledge. (what is truth?)
V. Ontology: the study of existence. (what is real?)
VI. Metaphysics: the study of extra-normal existence (really a sub-branch of ontology). (what created the world? Do we have a soul? What is God?)
VII. Existentialism: also a sub-branch of Ontology--it seeks to answer: What is the meaning of life? Here's an example: Monty Python sketch from The Meaning of Life (1983) 
What is philosophy for?
HOMEWORK: Complete The Stranger by May 30. We will discuss the book and have a quiz on the book then. In the meantime, we'll discuss various philosophy/culture and prepare for our coffeehouse. 

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