Transcript Philosophy - LC Language Lab

Philosophy
Study in Worldview
Instructions
This assignment is designed to give you names and ideas for the AP
Exam. As we have talked about all year, we have been talking
about “making pictures into words and words into pictures.”
This project asks you to synthesize complex words into pictures.
These are the ideas the raise the AP Meter; these are the global
perspectives that could put you head and shoulders above the
competition.
You will be graded according to the following:
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Notes
Creativity
Connection to the Material
Visual Presentation
Attention to Instructions
Defining
Read the following: (take notes as you do – to be handed in)
Article #1
Article #2
Article #3
Instructions: (to be done on this slide)
1. Find two pictures that embody your definition of liberalism
and conservatism – based on the readings, not your
opinions previous to the readings.
1. Beneath them, write your own definition – in your own
words (hint: the pictures should reflect the words)
Rationalism
Read the following: (take notes as you do – to be handed
in)
Article 1: Continental Rationalism
Article 2: Transcendental Rationalism
Video: Descartes
Instructions: (to be done on this slide)
1. Find one picture that ties these philosophies together
2. Using the Shapes Toolbar (View/Toolbars/Drawing)
create a chart that explains Rationalism.
Objectivism
Read the following: (take notes as you do – to be handed in)
Define Objectivism (Looking at Written Text)
Listen to Ayn Rand
Read through this Inventory
Instructions: (to be done on this slide)
1. Find two pictures – 1 Advertisement, 1 historical photograph
– and create a slogan that captures the essence of
Objectivism.
Materialism
Read the following: (take notes as you do – to be handed in)
Article 1: Materialism versus Rationalism
Article 2: Explanation of Materialism
Article #3: In Defense of Materialism
The Simpsons: Materialist vs. Idealism
Instructions: (to be done on this slide)
1. Find two pictures – 1 for Materialism (place at Top-Center) 1 for
Rationalism (place at Bottom-Center). These pictures should be a
metaphor for the particular philosophy.
1. Create two text boxes (one left of pictures, one right). In each box
create a sales pitch based on a fallacy that captures the essence of
each philosophy.
Existentialism
Read the following: (take notes as you do – to be handed in)
Article 1: Definition
Article 2: Existential Philosophers
Video: Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Nietzsche
Instructions: (to be done on this slide)
1. Create a Flow Chart (using Drawing Toolbar) that examines and issue from
an Existentialist’s Perspective – see Mr. Thomas afterward (I’ll show you
how to put your picture in the background)
1. Letter to Kant (text box – Top Left) – Speak to him as an opponent; explain
to him the Cognitive Bias he uses to make his philosophy work
1. Letter to Nietzsche (text box – Bottom Right) – Speak to him as an
opponent; explain to him the Cognitive Bias he uses to make his philosophy
work
Utilitarianism
Read the following: (take notes as you do – to be handed in)
Article 1: Hobbes’ Three Quarrels
Article 2: Jeremy Bentham
Article 3: John Stuart Mill (Video)
Instructions: (to be done on this slide)
1. Find a picture that demonstrates a problem.
1. Create a pyramid (with pictures or words)
a)
b)
c)
Middle = Hobbes’ Quarrels
Left Side = Considerations a Utilitarian would make (comparecontrast)
Right Side = Process Utilitarian would use to come to a conclusion
Pragmatism
Read the following: (take notes as you do – to be handed in)
Article 1: Richard Rorty
Article 2: Pragmatic Thinkers Outline
Video: Bertrand Russell
Instructions: (to be done on this slide)
1. Find a Classic Ethical Dilemma on-line (Copy it or Type it in a
textbox) and put it in the background of this slide
1. Using symbols, words, and pictures, create an equation that
explains your solution to the ethical dilemma in accordance
to the Pragmatist Philosophy.