Things to do List: (Philosophy)
Dec. 3-18 - Pop Philosophy Seminar - PRESENT - see seminar dates here and the Seminar Rubric.
BONUS OPTIONAL GRAMMAR TEST (to improve your last essay mark)
- if you missed it, then check out the grammar help with practice and the lesson here
- let me know if you want to do the OPTIONAL grammar test in your MSIP and when you'll be ready to do it - let me know the day before, before 2:30 pm!! AND all before we break for Christmas.
Interested in European politics? - check out Thomas Piketty's (et al.) recent Manifesto
What We Did Today:
Mon. Dec. 17
James in Alice in Wonderland - Mara (comment here)
Rand in The Pursuit of Happyness - Lucinda (comment here)
Fri. Dec. 14
Aristotle in Kingsman: The Secret Service - Alanna
Nietzsche in Running With Scissors - Emma
Thurs. Dec. 13
Aristotle in Nightmare Before Christmas - Kristian
Sun Tzu in Star Wars - Josh
- On: are there any uncorrupted leaders? - check out this guy
Wed. Dec. 12
Aristotle in Beauty and the Beast - Hannah
Freud in Inception - Emilyn
Tues. Dec. 11
Camus in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead - Audrey
Plato in The Good Life - Rachel
Mon. Dec. 10
Chuang Tzu in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Makilda
Epicurus in Bastille's Wild World album - Aiden
Fri. Dec. 7
Buddhism in Avatar: The Last Airbender - Tallula
Hobbes in the "Tea Peter" episode of Family Guy - Noah
- check out The Take - about a town without government (also this place)
Thurs. Dec. 6
Beauvoir in Diary of a Teenage Girl - Haley
- see this video from Dec. 5 on TVO if you're interested in masculinity issues
Gertz in three episodes of Black Mirror - Jacqui
- read about China's social credit plans
Wed. Dec. 5
presentation by Gwynne Dyer in the auditorium
- the gist of it is here
Tues. Dec. 4
Marx in Beyoncé's Lemonade album - Fiona
Lao Tzu in The Little Prince - Morgan
Mon. Dec. 3
- Jesus in The Hobbit - Chris
- conceptual analysis - necessary and sufficient conditions of a term
Fri. Nov. 30
- TIMED WRITING - Politics Quiz Answers
- Rank the philosophers we discussed and explain the ranking. HOW should we live and why?? Support your arguments with references to at least four political philosophers we discussed either in support or opposition to your argument. Make sure to refute the opposition.
Thurs. Nov. 29
- more overview of all 7 theories
HELP: political theory compare and contrast
- a timeline of theories and their influences from Plato to today
- that libertarian/communitarian chart, all nice and neat
- and here's the slideshow
Wed. Nov. 28
- Anarchy!
- overview - what would each think of problems we face today
Tues. Nov. 27
- bit more on Mill
- Marx (FYI on tenure positions and the gig economy and guaranteed basic income)
Mon. Nov. 26
- bit more on Rousseau - and that time he lived with Hume
- bit about de Tocqueville in America
- Mill
Fri. Nov. 23
- Rousseau - and then a long discussion about the nature of education
Thurs. Nov. 22
Presentations: EACH member of the group should be prepared to do the whole thing in case of absences!
- Hobbes & Locke
- just FYI - here's some stuff on Kant's anthropology - here's his writing on it
Wed. Nov. 21
- bit more of a work period
- Montaigne's interaction with Indigenous philosophy
Mon. Nov. 19 - Tues. Nov. 20
- work on political philosophy
Thurs. Nov. 15
- bit more on Plato
- choose a philosophy to present on this slideshow
Wed. Nov. 14
- political compass --> do this quiz at home or in MSIP! (takes 10-15 minutes)
- Plato's political system
Tues. Nov. 13
- discuss politics in general
- John Rawls and the veil of ignorance
Mon. Nov. 12
- finish the midterm
- open discussion
- start talking politics
Fri. Nov. 9
- take up the midterms
Thurs. Nov. 8
- Seminar example - to show you what it looks like to connect a philosophy to a piece of media
Wed. Nov. 7
- EXAM!!
Tues. Nov. 6
- jeopardy #2
Mon. Nov. 5
- jeopardy #1
Fri. Nov. 2
- quiz - and ANSWERS - so you can use it to help you study!
Thurs. Nov. 1
- timed writing
Thurs. Oct. 25 - Wed. Oct. 31
- debates
Mon. Oct. 22 - Wed. Oct. 24
- work periods to prep for the debates
Fri. Oct. 19
- discuss the next project
- finish our virtuous life posters
- compare and contrast virtuous life theories - which is best and why
- start looking at debate prep
Thurs. Oct. 18
- existentialism - a bit more
Wed. Oct. 17
- existentialism
Tues. Oct. 16
- Taoist fortune telling
- deotological vs teleological
Mon. Oct. 15
- Taoism
Fri. Oct. 12
- Epictetus
- maybe some Taoism
Thurs. Oct. 11
- Epictetus and the Stoics
- some stoic quotations
Wed. Oct. 10
- Jesus
Tues. Oct. 9
- Epicurus
Fri. Oct. 5
- work period - finish your essay! See the cautions above.
- consider reading each other's papers to get a sense of what other people are doing with the same philosopher (or with other philosophers) - if anyone's brave enough to allow people to read their rough draft
Thurs. Oct. 4
- more Plato, then some Aristippus, and Diogenes
Wed. Oct. 3
- The Virtuous Life - reading package
- 10 commandments, Socrates, maybe Plato
Tues. Oct. 2
- final look at ethics survey results
- how we do ethics - brainstorm note
Mon. Oct. 1
- block B assembly for all grade 12s
Thurs. Sept. 27 - Fri. Sept. 28
- look at ethics survey results
Wed. Sept. 26
- brief epistemology quiz
- look at ethics survey results
Tues. Sept. 25
- Epistemology Timed Writing
FYI - ONLY if you're interested in the debate - here's an argument for hard-determinism (Harris), and three rebuttals (Horgan, and again, and Plantinga)
Mon. Sept. 24
- free will
Thurs. Sept. 20
- pragmatism, universalism, relativism
(a bit of modernism/postmodernism if you're interested)
Wed. Sept. 19
- finish Rationalism part of the chart
- Empiricism - read some Hume
Tues. Sept. 18
- bit more about making arguments for or against theories
- Descartes
Mon. Sept. 17
- Rationalism (Epistemology reading package)
- Plato's cave --> how to argue for or against an epistemological theory
Fri. Sept. 14
- logic quiz
- Epistemology - Skepticism
Thurs. Sept. 13
- read some Plato - find premises and conclusion (handout)
Wed. Sept. 12
- illustrate the fallacies
- look at fallacies in Lorna's article
- "Find the Fallacies" (handout) - answers to the back here
Tues. Sept. 11
- look at examples of fallacious reasoning
Mon. Sept. 10
- finish premises/conclusion worksheet
- look at some rants
- look at a video of an argument
- look at an argument from a newspaper --> find the conclusion and premises
Fri. Sept. 7
- look at the Ethics Essay assignment, and do the ethics survey
Thurs. Sept. 6
- talk a bit more about critical thinking
- start formal logic (handout)
Wed. Sept. 5
- seating plan --> What's happiness, and how do we get some?
- look a bit at critical thinking (handout)
Tues. Sept. 4
- find out about the course (handout)
- look at the marksheets
- HMWK: answer the questions above
James in Alice in Wonderland - Mara (comment here)
Rand in The Pursuit of Happyness - Lucinda (comment here)
Fri. Dec. 14
Aristotle in Kingsman: The Secret Service - Alanna
Nietzsche in Running With Scissors - Emma
Thurs. Dec. 13
Aristotle in Nightmare Before Christmas - Kristian
Sun Tzu in Star Wars - Josh
- On: are there any uncorrupted leaders? - check out this guy
Wed. Dec. 12
Aristotle in Beauty and the Beast - Hannah
Freud in Inception - Emilyn
Tues. Dec. 11
Camus in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead - Audrey
Plato in The Good Life - Rachel
Mon. Dec. 10
Chuang Tzu in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Makilda
Epicurus in Bastille's Wild World album - Aiden
Fri. Dec. 7
Buddhism in Avatar: The Last Airbender - Tallula
Hobbes in the "Tea Peter" episode of Family Guy - Noah
- check out The Take - about a town without government (also this place)
Thurs. Dec. 6
Beauvoir in Diary of a Teenage Girl - Haley
- see this video from Dec. 5 on TVO if you're interested in masculinity issues
Gertz in three episodes of Black Mirror - Jacqui
- read about China's social credit plans
Wed. Dec. 5
presentation by Gwynne Dyer in the auditorium
- the gist of it is here
Tues. Dec. 4
Marx in Beyoncé's Lemonade album - Fiona
Lao Tzu in The Little Prince - Morgan
Mon. Dec. 3
- Jesus in The Hobbit - Chris
- conceptual analysis - necessary and sufficient conditions of a term
Fri. Nov. 30
- TIMED WRITING - Politics Quiz Answers
- Rank the philosophers we discussed and explain the ranking. HOW should we live and why?? Support your arguments with references to at least four political philosophers we discussed either in support or opposition to your argument. Make sure to refute the opposition.
Thurs. Nov. 29
- more overview of all 7 theories
HELP: political theory compare and contrast
- a timeline of theories and their influences from Plato to today
- that libertarian/communitarian chart, all nice and neat
- and here's the slideshow
Wed. Nov. 28
- Anarchy!
- overview - what would each think of problems we face today
Tues. Nov. 27
- bit more on Mill
- Marx (FYI on tenure positions and the gig economy and guaranteed basic income)
Mon. Nov. 26
- bit more on Rousseau - and that time he lived with Hume
- bit about de Tocqueville in America
- Mill
Fri. Nov. 23
- Rousseau - and then a long discussion about the nature of education
Thurs. Nov. 22
Presentations: EACH member of the group should be prepared to do the whole thing in case of absences!
- Hobbes & Locke
- just FYI - here's some stuff on Kant's anthropology - here's his writing on it
Wed. Nov. 21
- bit more of a work period
- Montaigne's interaction with Indigenous philosophy
Mon. Nov. 19 - Tues. Nov. 20
- work on political philosophy
Thurs. Nov. 15
- bit more on Plato
- choose a philosophy to present on this slideshow
Wed. Nov. 14
- political compass --> do this quiz at home or in MSIP! (takes 10-15 minutes)
- Plato's political system
Tues. Nov. 13
- discuss politics in general
- John Rawls and the veil of ignorance
Mon. Nov. 12
- finish the midterm
- open discussion
- start talking politics
Fri. Nov. 9
- take up the midterms
Thurs. Nov. 8
- Seminar example - to show you what it looks like to connect a philosophy to a piece of media
Wed. Nov. 7
- EXAM!!
Tues. Nov. 6
- jeopardy #2
Mon. Nov. 5
- jeopardy #1
Fri. Nov. 2
- quiz - and ANSWERS - so you can use it to help you study!
Thurs. Nov. 1
- timed writing
Thurs. Oct. 25 - Wed. Oct. 31
- debates
Mon. Oct. 22 - Wed. Oct. 24
- work periods to prep for the debates
Fri. Oct. 19
- discuss the next project
- finish our virtuous life posters
- compare and contrast virtuous life theories - which is best and why
- start looking at debate prep
Thurs. Oct. 18
- existentialism - a bit more
Wed. Oct. 17
- existentialism
Tues. Oct. 16
- Taoist fortune telling
- deotological vs teleological
Mon. Oct. 15
- Taoism
Fri. Oct. 12
- Epictetus
- maybe some Taoism
Thurs. Oct. 11
- Epictetus and the Stoics
- some stoic quotations
Wed. Oct. 10
- Jesus
Tues. Oct. 9
- Epicurus
Fri. Oct. 5
- work period - finish your essay! See the cautions above.
- consider reading each other's papers to get a sense of what other people are doing with the same philosopher (or with other philosophers) - if anyone's brave enough to allow people to read their rough draft
Thurs. Oct. 4
- more Plato, then some Aristippus, and Diogenes
Wed. Oct. 3
- The Virtuous Life - reading package
- 10 commandments, Socrates, maybe Plato
Tues. Oct. 2
- final look at ethics survey results
- how we do ethics - brainstorm note
Mon. Oct. 1
- block B assembly for all grade 12s
Thurs. Sept. 27 - Fri. Sept. 28
- look at ethics survey results
Wed. Sept. 26
- brief epistemology quiz
- look at ethics survey results
Tues. Sept. 25
- Epistemology Timed Writing
FYI - ONLY if you're interested in the debate - here's an argument for hard-determinism (Harris), and three rebuttals (Horgan, and again, and Plantinga)
Mon. Sept. 24
- free will
Thurs. Sept. 20
- pragmatism, universalism, relativism
(a bit of modernism/postmodernism if you're interested)
Wed. Sept. 19
- finish Rationalism part of the chart
- Empiricism - read some Hume
Tues. Sept. 18
- bit more about making arguments for or against theories
- Descartes
Mon. Sept. 17
- Rationalism (Epistemology reading package)
- Plato's cave --> how to argue for or against an epistemological theory
Fri. Sept. 14
- logic quiz
- Epistemology - Skepticism
Thurs. Sept. 13
- read some Plato - find premises and conclusion (handout)
Wed. Sept. 12
- illustrate the fallacies
- look at fallacies in Lorna's article
- "Find the Fallacies" (handout) - answers to the back here
Tues. Sept. 11
- look at examples of fallacious reasoning
Mon. Sept. 10
- finish premises/conclusion worksheet
- look at some rants
- look at a video of an argument
- look at an argument from a newspaper --> find the conclusion and premises
Fri. Sept. 7
- look at the Ethics Essay assignment, and do the ethics survey
Thurs. Sept. 6
- talk a bit more about critical thinking
- start formal logic (handout)
Wed. Sept. 5
- seating plan --> What's happiness, and how do we get some?
- look a bit at critical thinking (handout)
Tues. Sept. 4
- find out about the course (handout)
- look at the marksheets
- HMWK: answer the questions above