Wednesday, January 23, 2013

General Overview of Class Tuesday

Hi Everyone,   I thought I'd provide you with a general outline of what we accomplished on Tuesday.

1. We began with a discussion of  MLK's Letter from Birmingham  Jail.  We discussed his four part method  of  non violent protest.  1.  Examine the situation to see what injustice exists (We discussed that this requires a belief in justice and that we have the capacity to determine it).  2. Negotiate.  3  Self-purify  4.  direct action. 

2. We then discussed how I applied these principles to address the gender inequities that exist in the discipline of  philosophy and ended up with the decision to teach Sappho.

3. We discussed strengths of Sappho and  what qualities she had in come with Homer and Hesiod.

4. We ended class with a discussion of  what  Homer and Hesiod and Sappho  lack that keeps them from being "fully philosophical"  in our minds.

Here's the link to MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail.

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