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Fall 2008 Quest For Meaning
Schedule & Assignments
Plenary sessions are held in Miller auditorium unless otherwise indicated. All other sessions are in the individual section class rooms. On plenary session days, roll will be taken by individual professor in or near the lobby. Consult your own professor for further details.
September 2
Section Meeting: Orientation
Discuss: Syllabus Review and Course Requirements
Ward, “Reflections from an Eckerd College Poet” (syllabus p.4)
Cox, “Quest for Meaning” (syllabus pp. 5-6)
Review components to the course:
1. Service Learning as a Path to Meaning
2. Ethics and the Quest for Meaning
3. The Liberal Arts and our Quest for Meaning
4. This I Believe Project
Community Service and Internship Fair — Fox Hall — 12:30
All students attend the Fair to investigate community service options.
September 4
Section Meeting: Ethics
Reading: Foltz, “Commentary on Ethics and Ethical Theory” (syllabus pp. 23-34)
Singer, Practical Ethics, “About Ethics” (1-15)
Discuss: Ethics and Meaning
September 9
Section Meeting: Ethics
Reading: Singer, Practical Ethics, “Equality and its Implications” (16-54)
Singer, Practical Ethics, “Rich and Poor” (218-246)
Discuss: Ethics and Meaning
September 11
Plenary: Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a Global Society ~ Kwame Anthony Appiah
Reading: Appiah, Cosmopolitanism, “Kindness to Strangers” (syllabus, pp.35-45)
September 16
Section Meeting: Ethics
Reading: Singer, Practical Ethics, “Why Act Morally” (314-335)
Discuss: Ethics and Meaning
*Elect Festival of Hope Coordinator*
September 18
Plenary: Faith and Our Quest for Meaning ~ Dean Lloyd Chapin
Reading: Bryant, “Faith As Trust,” (syllabus, pp 46-54)
September 23
Section Meeting: Faith
Reading: Foltz, “Study Guide for Dostoevsky,” (syllabus, pp 55-64)
Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, “The Grand Inquisitor,” (19-37)
Discuss: Faith and Meaning
*Service Learning Project Proposal Forms Due*
September 25
Section Meeting: Faith
Reading: Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov, “Book VI: The Russian Monk,” (39-80)
Discuss: Faith and Meaning
September 30
Plenary: The Global Perspective and Our Quest for Meaning ~ Professor William Felice & Bob Devin Jones
Reading: Felice, The Global New Deal, Chapters 1 and 2 (1-47)
October 2
Section Meeting: Global
Reading: Felice, The Global New Deal, Chapter 3 (49-55)
Felice, The Global New Deal, Chapter 5 (127-139)
Felice, The Global New Deal, Chapter 8 (207-235)
Discuss: Global Ethics
*Service Learning Placement Confirmation Agreement Forms Due*
October 7
Plenary: Natural Environment and Our Quest for Meaning ~ Professor David Hastings
Reading: Brown: Plan B 3.0, Chapter 1 (3-23)
Brown: Plan B 3.0, Chapter 3 (48-67)
October 9
Section Meeting: Environmental
Reading: Singer: Practical Ethics, “The Environment,” (264-288)
Brown: Plan B 3.0, Chapter 11 (213-236)
Discuss: Environmental Perspective
October 14
Section Meeting: Environmental
Reading: Brown: Plan B 3.0, Chapter 12 (237-261)
Brown: Plan B 3.0, Chapter 13 (265-287)
Discuss: Ethics and the Environment
*Service Learning Time Sheets Due*
October 16
Plenary: The Humanities and Our Quest for Meaning ~ Professor Suzan Harrison
Reading: Thornton, Imagining Argentina, Chapters 1-14, (13-116)
October 21
Section Meeting: Humanities
Reading: Thornton, Imagining Argentina, Chapters 15-34, (117-214)
Discuss: Humanities
October 23
Plenary: Natural Science and Our Quest for Meaning ~ Professor Anne Cox
Reading: Frayn, Copenhagen, (3-54)
October 28 Fall Break ~ No Class
October 30
Section Meeting: Natural Sciences
Reading: Frayn, Copenhagen, (55-112)
Discuss: Natural Sciences
November 4
Plenary: The Arts and Our Quest for Meaning ~ Professor Arthur Skinner
Reading: Skinner, “The Arts and Our Quest for Meaning” (to be distributed)
November 6
Section Meeting: The Arts
Reading: Skinner, “The Arts and Our Quest for Meaning”
Discuss: Arts
November 11
Plenary: Social Science and Our Quest for Meaning ~ Professor Frank Hamilton
Reading: Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains, (3-121)
November 13
Section Meeting: Social Science
Reading: Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains, (125-177)
Discuss: Social Sciences
November 18
Section Meeting: Social Science
Read: Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains, (181-301)
Discuss: Social Science
November 20
Section Meeting: “This I Believe” Presentations
*“This I Believe” Essay Due*
November 25
Section Meeting: “This I Believe” Presentations
November 27
Thanksgiving Break ~ No Class
December 2
Section Meeting: “This I Believe” Presentations
December 3
Festival of Hope – 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
December 4
Section Meeting: “This I Believe” Presentations
Discuss: Evaluation and Sum-Up
*Service Learning Time Sheets Due*
*Service Learning Reflective Statement Due*
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