Dear Philosophers,
You have two options for your final philosophy project. Both options must be 6 pages long minimum and are due Saturday December 14th by midnight via email to justin@oursanctuary.org
Have fun! :)
First option: Personal Metaphysical Report
You have two options for your final philosophy project. Both options must be 6 pages long minimum and are due Saturday December 14th by midnight via email to justin@oursanctuary.org
Have fun! :)
First option: Personal Metaphysical Report
Write about your own personal philosophical journey this semester. This could take many forms, including: how your views have changed, key insights, what questions have come to light as closest to your philosophical curiosity, biggest surprises, cave-related fears, shifts in self-perception, connections between philosophical questions and personal issues you were facing this fall, attitudes towards judgment, mindfulness, etc.
Second option: Questions about Justice, Energy, Forgiveness and Ufos
You may write about anything we discussed in class, in whatever style you wish within reason, (although formally, certain features are generally encouraged, such as (a) having a key point or thesis or question, (b) logical flow (marshaling evidence to support a proposition or perspective) and/or (c) a developing story). Choose one of the following questions to focus on or make up your own.
1. Republic Reprise - After examining a number of key contemporary issues related to justice, perception and truth, has your understanding of the teaching of Plato’s Republic changed? Revisit your earlier thinking about the Republic, incorporating one or more topics from later sections of our seminar.
2. Prison abolitionists argue for a restorative approach to justice to replace the adversarial model of justice currently institutionalized in what Mariame Kaba calls our “criminal punishment system.” How does this restorative model differ from our current carceral approach? What are some of the practices? What is its view of human relationship?
3. Are humans separate from each other or are they spiritually interconnected and inter-existent? What are the moral and social ramifications for how we answer this question?
4. Are prisons obsolete?
5. Does evil exist? If so, what is it? If not, why should we deny its reality?
6. What are the philosophical, social, spiritual and/or practical ramifications of Toru Sato’s analysis of life force energy and its relation to the Internal Conflict Model of Happiness?
7. Is Forgiveness possible and why does it matter?
8. Are some unidentified flying objects piloted by non-human intelligence with advanced technologies? Consider and weigh the evidence for the possibility that advanced non-human civilizations are currently visiting the earth.
9. After Disclosure. How might the world change if and when contact between humans and non-humans (extraterrestrial or from wherever) is verified scientifically and acknowledged publicly?
10. Are Reparations for Slavery essential for racial healing in the US? Consider and evaluate the arguments for supporting Proposition 40.
11. What does looking at human relationships and institutions through Riane Eisler's "Partnership Lens" allow us to see?
Second option: Questions about Justice, Energy, Forgiveness and Ufos
You may write about anything we discussed in class, in whatever style you wish within reason, (although formally, certain features are generally encouraged, such as (a) having a key point or thesis or question, (b) logical flow (marshaling evidence to support a proposition or perspective) and/or (c) a developing story). Choose one of the following questions to focus on or make up your own.
1. Republic Reprise - After examining a number of key contemporary issues related to justice, perception and truth, has your understanding of the teaching of Plato’s Republic changed? Revisit your earlier thinking about the Republic, incorporating one or more topics from later sections of our seminar.
2. Prison abolitionists argue for a restorative approach to justice to replace the adversarial model of justice currently institutionalized in what Mariame Kaba calls our “criminal punishment system.” How does this restorative model differ from our current carceral approach? What are some of the practices? What is its view of human relationship?
3. Are humans separate from each other or are they spiritually interconnected and inter-existent? What are the moral and social ramifications for how we answer this question?
4. Are prisons obsolete?
5. Does evil exist? If so, what is it? If not, why should we deny its reality?
6. What are the philosophical, social, spiritual and/or practical ramifications of Toru Sato’s analysis of life force energy and its relation to the Internal Conflict Model of Happiness?
7. Is Forgiveness possible and why does it matter?
8. Are some unidentified flying objects piloted by non-human intelligence with advanced technologies? Consider and weigh the evidence for the possibility that advanced non-human civilizations are currently visiting the earth.
9. After Disclosure. How might the world change if and when contact between humans and non-humans (extraterrestrial or from wherever) is verified scientifically and acknowledged publicly?
10. Are Reparations for Slavery essential for racial healing in the US? Consider and evaluate the arguments for supporting Proposition 40.
11. What does looking at human relationships and institutions through Riane Eisler's "Partnership Lens" allow us to see?
