Well, we've gotten off to a sort of slow start this week. Hopefully, we can get back on track here these last four days of actual lessons...
REMINDERS: I'll get you a copy of the schedule for our last two weeks. It'll tell you when you do both your "Popular Culture and Philosophy" presentation and your "Ethics Debate." Remember that you can find information for both on their specific pages linked on the right side of the blog.
Your "Squashed Philosopher" write-up should be posted by Friday, May 16th.
"Are you Philosophers out there???" We'll hopefully pick up visits from Soren Kierkegaard and Martin Heidigger and their brands of existential philosophy... Check previous blog entries for more information on the existentialists.
We are also scheduled to meet Karl Marx today. You have all studied the ideas of socialism and Marxism to some degree in several classes. Here, we'll give you a chance to share what you think.
Some of you may want to visit the Marxists Internet Archive. If it was written by a Marxist, you can probably find it here...
Questions for discussion:
In an "ideal" world, what would be the strengths and weaknesses of a socialist society?
In our world, what are the strengths and weaknesses of socialism?
Should Marx' ideas be relegated to the "dustbin" (or "ash-heap") of history? Why or why not?
Are there ideas of Marx which should be more a part of American society?
What should be the goal of a state or society? How should it pursue "happiness"?
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We'll hopefully close today with Freidrich Nietzsche as our "Philosopher For a Day," and we'll take a look at his work tomorrow. (If Wittgenstein (Tom) or Russell (Justin) want to present today, you can. Otherwise, we'll shoot for tomorrow for you guys, and Noam Chomsky (Anna K.) and Ayn Rand (Hannah) will wrap things up on Monday.)
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