Plato, Republic
Christina Hendricks gives the historical political context in which Plato wrote this text, talks about the Socratic elenchus and how it is exemplified in Book I, and discusses the parallel structure of the kallipolis and the soul.
Meeting Myths
“Myths are made for the imagination to breathe life into them” (Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus, 490) This week, I revisited Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling for Arts One. This text is one that has, in many ways, haunted me … Continue reading →
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Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex
Video of lecture by Jill Fellows for the “Remake/Remodel” theme
girls girls boys
I remember in psychology class back in high school, we learnt about the education of children and the way advertisements and commercials affect children and their perception of who they are and what is acceptable in society. Why is this … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Video of lecture by Jill Fellows for the “Remake/Remodel” theme
Ian Hacking, Rewriting the Soul
Video of lecture by Jill Fellows for the “Remake/Remodel” theme
Michel Foucault, The History of Sexuality: An Introduction
Video and Powerpoint of lecture by Christina Hendricks for the “Remake/Remodel” theme
identity crises
Hong Kong was a colony of Great Britain until July 1st, 1997, when it was handed back to China. My point? I’m 19 and have lived pretty much all my life in a post colonial country. Why is this post … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks
Video and Powerpoint of lecture by Jon Beasley-Murray for the “Remake/Remodel” theme
Silence and Speech
This week, I’d like to talk about a chant–a little ear-worm, if you will–that has been embedded in my mind for decades. It’s an unpleasant puzzle why, when I’ve forgotten other arguably more useful and less damaging things, somehow I … Continue reading →
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