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"The pluralistic form takes for me a stronger hold on reality than any other philosophy I know of, being essentially a social philosophy, a philosophy of 'co'"-William James
I am not sure if we are suppose to post on an exam day, but just incase....We took the daily quiz and briefly discussed it. More discussion will happen Monday along with the most recent readings.
I am posting here because my author has not posted yet.
During our last class we just to our second exam and left. We were going to double up with the reading on Monday. I read a portion of America the Philosophical and found that Robert Coles' views and analysis regarding spirituality and children very interesting.
FQ: Cole believed that children, like adults, grow more theological and pensive when faced with what? (tragedy) DQ: Could the intense childhood spirituality that Coles delicately elicited persuade nonbelievers that Freud and the Enlightenment were wrong, and the great religions right, just as effectively as -- more effectively than? Link: Biography of Robert Coles http://www.scottlondon.com/articles/coles.html
FQ) What languages was John Stuart Mill learning at age three? Greek and Latin DQ) When Mill spoke about tyranny of public opinion was it something distilled by his father or was that his way of thinking?
FQ: Robert Coles attributed his avoidance of religious concepts to his what? (Psychoanalytical training) AP 197 DQ: Do you agree with Frued's perspective that religion is an "illusion 'derived from human wishes'" and a "universal obsessional neurosis?" (AP, 197).
More info about Frued and his views on religion: http://members.pioneer.net/~tkerns/religsite/lecsite/lec-freud-relig.html
DQ: Do you think Mill's father's choice of teaching his son the Socratic method of cross-questioning and encouraging him to explore ideas rather just learn them a good method of teaching children? Why or why not?
FQ: Which philosopher was an educational experiment as a child because his father, a friend of Jeremy Betham, believed if a child is brought up the "right way" there is a good chance he or she will become a genius? (John Stuart Mill)
I am posting here because my author has not posted yet.
ReplyDeleteDuring our last class we just to our second exam and left. We were going to double up with the reading on Monday. I read a portion of America the Philosophical and found that Robert Coles' views and analysis regarding spirituality and children very interesting.
FQ: Cole believed that children, like adults, grow more theological and pensive when faced with what? (tragedy)
DQ: Could the intense childhood spirituality that Coles delicately elicited persuade nonbelievers that Freud and the Enlightenment were wrong, and the great religions right, just as effectively as -- more effectively than?
Link: Biography of Robert Coles http://www.scottlondon.com/articles/coles.html
(FQ) Which philosopher was raised to become a genius? John Stuart Mill
ReplyDelete(DQ) What do you think about the way John Stuart Mill was raised?
This site has a lot of interesting stuff about his life.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mill/
FQ) What languages was John Stuart Mill learning at age three? Greek and Latin
ReplyDeleteDQ) When Mill spoke about tyranny of public opinion was it something distilled by his father or was that his way of thinking?
Link) http://www.nndb.com/people/147/000030057/
FQ: Robert Coles attributed his avoidance of religious concepts to his what?
ReplyDelete(Psychoanalytical training) AP 197
DQ: Do you agree with Frued's perspective that religion is an "illusion 'derived from
human wishes'" and a "universal obsessional neurosis?" (AP, 197).
More info about Frued and his views on religion:
http://members.pioneer.net/~tkerns/religsite/lecsite/lec-freud-relig.html
FQ: LH says Darwin was not a philosopher but what? (Biologist and Geologist)
ReplyDeleteDQ: Do you agree with Darwin's theory of evolution?
Facts and Stuff about Darwin:
http://anthro.palomar.edu/evolve/evolve_2.htm
I could not find my group, so I am posting here.
ReplyDeleteDQ: Do you think Mill's father's choice of teaching his son the Socratic method of cross-questioning and encouraging him to explore ideas rather just learn them a good method of teaching children? Why or why not?
FQ: Which philosopher was an educational experiment as a child because his father, a friend of Jeremy Betham, believed if a child is brought up the "right way" there is a good chance he or she will become a genius? (John Stuart Mill)
LINK:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS9bey162PU