Archives for March 13, 2014

HW10 due 3/17 (3/18 for 10G): Siddhartha and Mandala Project

March 13, 2014 By

1. Siddhartha–Read and annotate “The Ferryman” and “The Son”
2. You have a setting for your allegory! Who are the characters? From what point of view will the story be told? What is the plot line? What is the primary conflict? In as much detail as possible, the questions should be answered by MONDAY. (TUESDAY for 10G)
3. Final Mandala due Monday, March 24th!
4. Allegory 1st draft due Thursday, March 20th. Final draft of the Allegory now due Wednesday, March 26th. More details to come tomorrow.

Here we are at the end of another week of school! 2 1/2 months of class to go!

HW12 due 3/14: Essay Prep

March 13, 2014 By

1. Essay Prep–Today we spent time in pairs looking for the various ways the following texts can be meaningfully connected to Man’s Search for Meaning:

  • That Individual by Søren Kierkegaard
  • The Encounter with Nothingness by William Barrett
  • Existentialism is a Humanism by Jean Paul Sartre
  • On the Suffering of the World by Arthur Schopenhauer
  • On the Vanity of Existence by Arthur Schopenhauer

I expect that you and your partner identified at least two possible connections. Tonight, in your notebook, I want you to discuss in more detail how the chosen philosophical text (i.e. That Individual) helps to shape a discussion of Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. You should do this for two of the connections made in class. This homework assignment should be at least one notebook page in length.