Ralph Waldo Emerson - Transcendentalism

World Philosophy & Ethics curriculum
Journal 1- Expectations/thoughts after first day of class    • class 1   Intro to Philosophy  
Journal 2- 9/14 What is Philosophy?    • class 2 What is Philosophy  
Journal 3- 9/15 Pythagoras & Numbers    • Pythagoras  
Journal 4 9/17 Protagoras & Relativism
journal 5 9/21 Mon- Heraclitus & Change    • Heraclitus -  Change  
journal 6 9/22 Tue- Philosophy of the Mind    • The Power of the Mind  
journal 7 9/23 Wed- Socrates    • Socrates  
journal 8 9/24 Thu- Meaning of Life    • Meaning of Life  
journal 9 9/28 Mon- Socrates Apology (in class reading & discussion)
journal 10 9/29 Tue- intro to Metaphysics https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Uf2i...
journal 11 9/30 Wed- Plato- Intro & Allegory of the Chariot    • Plato 1 intro, Allegory of Chariot, T...  
journal 12 10/1 Thur- Plato- Allegory of the Cave    • Plato 2 allegory of the cave  
journal 13 10/5 Mon- Plato- "baby lab", school & Love    • Plato 3 Baby lab video, school & love  
journal 14 10/6 Tue- Plato- "The Republic"    • Plato 4 The Republic  
journal 15 10/7 Wed- Aristotle & virtue ethics https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C1Io...
journal 16 10/8 Thu- Thought experiment- Nozick's experience machine https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Sdd8...
journal 17 10/13 Tue- Diogenes & Cynicism    • Diogenes  & Cynicism  
journal 18 10/14 Wed- Phyrro & Skepticism    • Phyrro  Epistomology & Skepticism  
journal 19 10/15 Thu- Epicurus    • Epicurus  
journal 20 10/19 Mon Marcus Aurelius intro- quotes https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pqzb...
journal 21 10/20 Tue Marcus Aurelius    • Marcus Aurelius - Stoicism  
journal 22 10/22 Thu Seneca    • Seneca - Stoicism  
journal 23 10/26 Mon Mindfulness    • Mindfulness  
journal 24 10/27 Tue Augustine & free will    • Augustine of Hippo - Free Will vs Det...  
journal 26 10/29 Thu Milgram experiment
journal 27 10/20 Fri Hobbes & Machiavelli    • Hobbes & Machiavelli  
journal 28 11/4 WED Emerson- 2 quotes https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mZ6c...
journal 29 11/5 Montaigne    • Michel de Montaigne - self-esteem & e...  
journal 30 11/6 Emerson & Transcendentalism    • Ralph Waldo Emerson -  Transcendentalism  
journal 31 11/9 Mon Intro to Eastern Philosophy
   • intro to Eastern Philosophy  
journal 32 11/10 Tue Egoic Mind
   • The Egoic mind  day 1  
journal 33 11/11 Wed Watch video Black Mirror "Nosedive"
journal 34 11/12 Thu Egoic Mind pt2
   • Egoic Mind pt2 (student journals)  
journal 35 11/13 Fri Einstein quotes
journal 36 11/16 Mon Science & Mysticism, thru Einstein
   • Albert Einstein: Science vs Mysticism  
journal 37 11/17 Tue The Eastern Perspective to Life
   • The Proper Perspective to life  
journal 38 11/19 Swami Vivekananda
   • Swami Vivekananda day1  Advaita Vedanta  
journal 39 11/20 Swami Vivekananda pt 2 & Star Wars
   • Swami Vivekananda - Advaita day 2 (st...  
journal 40 11/23 Paramahansa Yogananda- Yoga/Hinduism
   • Yoga  & Paramahansa Yogananda (Karma,...  
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f6NB...
journal 41 11/30 Gandhi
   • Gandhi & Jainism  
journal 42 12/1 Buddhism day 1
   • Buddhism day 1  
journal 44 12/4 quotes from Buddha
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y0y-...
journal 45 12/7 Buddhism pt 2
   • Buddhism day 2 w/ Dalai Lama clip  
journal 46 12/8 Confucius
   • Confucius  
journal 47 12/10 Taoism
   • Taoism  
journal 48 12/14 Zen part 1
   • Zen Buddhism Day 1- Suzuki Roshi  
journal 49 12/15 Zen part 2
   • Zen day 2- Suzuki Roshi, Alan Watts  
journal 50 12/18 Jiddu Krishnamrurti
   • jiddu krishnamurti  
journal 51 12/21 Intro to Ethics
   • Ethics intro  
journal 52 1/4 Intro to Descartes & Matrix clip
   • Descartes WHAT DO YOU KNOW matrix day 1  
journal 53 1/5 Rene Descartes & rationalism
   • Rene Descartes  day 2  
journal 54 1/11 Marx
   • Karl Marx  
journal 55 1/12 Adam Smith-Capitalism
   • Adam Smith- Father of Capitalism  
journal 57 1/15 David Hume & empiricism
   • David Hume (Optical illusions and par...  
journal 58 1/18
Existentialism
   • Existentialism  
journal 59 1/19
Nietzsche
   • nietzsche ppt  
journal 60 1/21
John Stuart Mill
   • John Stuart Mill