Introduction to Humanities II

Following the syllabus we looked as some African Art and Latin American Art - all courtesy of Google. I stressed Sudan because I have had many students from the Nuer tribe and some from the Dinka tribe. I also mentioned museums in DC regarding these. A main point in the presentation was a look at the fantastic use Venezuela has made of music education for their children and the contrast of that and its impact on Islamic civilizations where music is not allowed. What a difference. The quiz question concerned the guilt associated with Globalization - aka Americanization - which has been described as Imperialism. We live in the best country the world has ever seen (do you agree?) but it seems we do so at the expense of others who are not so fortunate. How do we deal with this guilt?

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History of Philosophy II

Today we briefly discussed Isaiah Berlin, Charles Taylor, Michael Ignatieff, and Frances Fukuyama. This much was on the syllabus. We had a few minutes to look ahead at next class and I mentioned Martha Nussbaum with regard to her filling in gaps in the political philosophy of John Rawls in her work - Political Emotions. The quiz question was do you find a detailed examination of history as exemplified by the work of all of these authors an interesting study? Do you agree that the better the detail of historical analysis the better the predictability we will have for future events?

Introduction to Humanities II

Today we discussed the value of the texts used in class. The quiz question is what books would you suggest the next instructor use for this course? Make sure your suggestions fit into the requirements in the Course Content Guide.

History of Philosophy II

Today we reviewed Dewey, Russell, and Wittgenstein. The quiz question was to give a truth table for a conjunction and for a disjunction. Which means you have to look them up. (On this web page the disjunct is referred to as the wedge.) The movie I played some of is here: Wittgenstein.

Introduction to Humanities II

We started off the discussion reviewing the Course Content Guide to suggest how the course seems best organized showing that we are to cover both art and theory. Next class we will be discussing the texts to see if you think they were adequate to the task. (The previous post on this blog is the link to the courses for the university.) We then went on examining some other art in our local community. We looked at the way stores are set up to be attractive for the customers. We also looked at a video of the Municipal Green House and discussed that as art and what comfort it is to experience it especially on cold dark days. We also talked about other exhibits in the Art Museum The quiz question for today was what is your favorite building from an architectural point of view in the local area?

Link to course content guides

http://www.curric.uaa.alaska.edu/curric/courses/ Course content guides