Week Five - The Human Experience, Chapter Review

Days 1 through 5
Welcome Fall!

This week we will continue to view documentary The Human Experience on Wednesday, after quiz on Thursday and all day Friday. We will begin to discuss the film and questions for discussion found with the reaction paper packet. 

Please be sure to pick up Never Let me Go papers located in Room 227

The heart of the Law is MERCY.

Monday, September 24, Day 1
MERCY DAY!

Brief discussion on Natural Law and viewing of a clip of the movie Saving Private Ryan to help further explain the ethical systems of Consequentialism ( Utilitarianism), Deontology, and Virtue Ethics.
See:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbNwY_QFR1A

What characters are examples of the ethical systems and why?

Tuesday, September 25th, Day 2

The Dilemma of Christian Ethics

***Please note: I will not be in class. You will be assigned a reading (chapter of a book) on the ethical systems we have been "unpacking" in class. This should be helpful for those of us who still have some questions. Read it thoroughly. Highlight. Make notes. Answer questions 4 & 5 on page 96 in your notes section of binder. We will discuss this on Wednesday.

In class reading of The Dilemma of Christian  Ethics.

Wednesday, September 26, Day 3

Brief discussion of the two questions from The Dilemma of Christian  Ethics 
The Human Experience - Part II

Quiz Review Sheet

Google Drive link:

Thursday, September 27, Day 4

Test - Thursday, October 4th Day 1
Continuing The Human Experience

Friday, September 28, Day 5- 

Continuing The Human Experience

Week Four -September 17th to September 21st

Looking Ahead Assessment -wise:
Thursday, September 27, Day 4, will be a short test on the remaining question related to Chapter 1 of our course text.
(A Review will be conducted in class)

Thursday, October 1st, Day 1 will be the due date for our first Reflection paper on the movie The Human Experience


During this week we will be reviewing our work on Chapter 1. The week will be updated accordingly.  Special attention will be in defining the human condition, that is, what makes us human. In this vein, we will begin Beauty Shop as well as the film, "The Human Experience."  This film will begin on Thursday, Day 7 and Friday Day 8. I will introduce questions for discussion as well as directions for our first short reaction paper based on the film.  

Monday, Day 4

Prayer: Rabindrinath Tagore

THE WORLD today is wild with the delirium of hatred,

the conflicts are cruel and unceasing in anguish,

crooked are its paths, tangled its bonds of greed.

All creatures are crying for a new birth of thine,

O Thou of boundless life,

save them, rouse thine eternal voice of hope,

Let Love's lotus with its inexhaustible treasure of honey

open its petals in thy light.

O Serene, O Free,

in thine immeasurable mercy and goodness

wipe away all dark stains from the heart of this earth.

Thou giver of immortal gifts

give us the power of renunciation

and claim from us our pride.

In the splendour of a new sunrise of wisdom

let the blind gain their sight

and let life come to the souls that are dead.

O Serene, O Free,

in thine immeasurable mercy and goodness

wipe away all dark stains from the heart of this earth.

Man's heart is anguished with the fever of unrest,

with the poison of self-seeking,

with a thirst that knows no end.

Countries far and wide flaunt on their foreheads

the blood-red mark of hatred.

Touch them with thy right hand,

make them one in spirit,

bring harmony into their life,

bring rhythm of beauty.

O Serene, O Free,

in thine immeasurable mercy and goodness

wipe away all dark stains from the heart of this earth.

Conclusion of the Four qualities of being Human - Never Let Me Go

Tuesday, September, 18th
Prayer/Journal:


The Four Freedoms - FDR

Fundamental Truths of Creation (Judaic-Christian, Islamic perspective) - What is the connection between Faith and Reason

Human Dignity &  On Free Choice of the Will (Free Will)
An exposition of St. Augustine's "On Free Choice of the Will"
Book II,  Chapter 1 (Page 30 of PDF)
https://philonew.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/augustine-augustine-on-the-free-choice-of-the-will-on-grace-and-free-choice-and-other-writings-2010.pdf

For Further Consideration: "The Paradox of Choice" by Prof. Barry Schwartz
https://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice#t-309589

Upcoming: (Posts to be updated)

Philosophical Proofs for God's Existence - Aquinas
Jesus as a Moral Guide
What is natural law?

"The Human Experience" trailer

trailer:http://www.grassrootsfilms.com/work_the_human_experience.html

Review and looking ahead

Martin Buber - I -Thou versus I - It

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzWTqMzrV0EjR3ZqXzdTN1RJTG8

Week Three -September 10th to September 14th

Overview of Week

•  Summer Reading assignments will be returned for revisions/recommendations - Due Date for revisions, Friday, September 16th
• Toppling statues - Moral? Ethical?
• Discussion of Never Let Me Go
• Short assessmentWednesday on Introduction and key terms thus far
• Have Completed by Thursday, reading of Chapter 1 and questions 7 - 12 in your notes section of your binder
• Complete the following questions under the For Review and 
• Key terms to define and study: nihilism, dignity, inherent, free will, sin, common good. (Some terms will be defined in class)

Assessment on Wednesday Terms to Know:

Short assessment of the first six questions from Chapter 1 reading

• What are the four qualities of being human?
  What are the two pillars of Morality? - Frans De Waal (above video)
• Morality involves responsibility which requires freedom and intelligence.  Commit this statement to memory..

*Monday, September 11 - Day 7 - Code 1
Tuesday, September 12 - Day 8 - Codes 7 & 8

Wednesday, September 12th - Day 1
Quiz
Prayer

Assignment:
For Monday: Complete the reading of Chapter 1 and respond to the remainder of the questions for discussion. Please write your responses in the Notes section of your binder.

Bring to class Never Let Me Go

Thursday, September 13th - Day 2

Discussion of Never Let Me Go

Assignment:
For Monday: Complete the reading of Chapter 1 and respond to the remainder of the questions for discussion. Please write your responses in the Notes section of your binder.

Friday, September 14 - Day 3 (special schedule)

Return of revisions
Discussion of Never Let Me Go
Table Discussion continued

Looking Ahead Next Week

Discussion Chapter One - key terms
Power point on Ethics
Film - The Human Experience
First Beauty Shop by the end of the month - Sign up sheet

Week Two - Week of September 4th

 Tuesday, September 4th

From CBS Sunday Morning:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-28r82Zyc48

Due:
1.Binder sections: Prayer, Notes/Handouts, Project

2. Read Catholic Ethics in Today's World (course text) pp. 7-13. Answer (typed or written) Review Questions #1-7 (pg. 27).

In class:Journal: What does it mean to be good?


Board Notes on first few questions for discussion.

 Assignment: Read Catholic Ethics in Today's World (course text) pp. 13-19. Answer (typed or written) Review Questions #8-12 (pg. 27).

Wednesday, Sep 5, 2018

Prayer/Reflection: The Three Sieves

In- class:
"Unpacking first Chapter - Class discussion of homework




Note: Throughout the beginning weeks we will discuss character and virtue by exploring Scripture, philosophers like Aristotle, Marcus Aurelius ( also a Roman Emperor) and theologians like Augustine and Aquinas.

 Thursday, September 6th 

Prayer: The Good Samaritan
Distribution of class journals

Toppling of Confederate Statues - Silent Sam University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PztstBYk2bg

History of "Silent Sam"
ttps://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/orange-county/article168816697.html


Discussion of homework - Review of Questions

Friday, September 7th - Big Sister/Little Sister Event

Due: Summer Reading Never Let Me Go - 

Beginning discussion of Never Let Me Go Monday and Tuesday

Moral behavior in animals | Frans de Waal - Time permitting

Upcoming

Wednesday September 11th, Day

Short assessment of the first six questions from Chapter 1 reading

What are the four qualities of being human?

What are the two pillars of Morality? - Frans De Waal (above video)