I am out of town at a conference today - sorry I can't be there with you. Be sure to read through the end of these directions - they include details about your question proposal, which is due Monday (even if you won't be here).
Your task for today is to explore a variety of different philosophical questions, both as a way of thinking about Man's Search for Meaning and, more importantly, to move you towards your own selection of a question to be the basis of your project.
Here is a link to the document you will use today.
Here is a link to the different groups you will use today.
Step #1 - 20 minutes
- Sit together, near two computers, with the people in your #1 group
- The first person on the list will do the typing. Please create a Google Doc and share it with the members of your group and me.
- On the other computer, have the document open to "Part 1 - Questions from Frankl"
- You may want to print out copies of this page for your reference
- Go through the 15 statements - the are the ones you created earlier this week - and select three to discuss
- Talk through a statement for 2-3 minutes, noting interesting ideas and questions in the Google Doc
- Repeat with the next statements, continuing through the first 20 minutes of class.
- Sit together, near two computers, with the people in your #2 group
- The last person on the list will do the typing. Please create a Google Doc and share it with the members of your group and me.
- On the other computer, have the document open to "Part 2 - Other questions - Agree – Disagree – I don’t know"
- You may want to print out copies of this page for your reference
- Go through the 18 statements and take a quick vote - how many people agree / disagree / don't know
- Record the results in the Google Doc
- Choose 4-5 to discuss
- at least one where there is a lot of agreement, and one where there is disagreement
- Talk through a statement for 2-3 minutes, noting interesting ideas and questions in the Google Doc
- Repeat with the next statements, continuing through the end of the period.
Step #3 - the rest of the document
- You'll see several lists of philosophical questions - any of these, or the ones you worked with earlier in sections 1 and 2, can serve as the philosophical question for your personal project.
- The final pages of the document are the list of questions we have used to refine philosophical questions we've discussed, as well as example of how to tighten / expand the focus of your question.
- Be sure to complete the question proposal form in your Google folder. I need to have it by Monday, even if you won't be here on that day (wink wink)
- Let me know if you have any questions!!
