February 25
Complete viewing of “Awakenings”
- Assignment 4: Analyze how the movie touches on at least THREE of the 6 areas of the Philosophy part of this course (PEPS)
- Pairs or Individual
- Digital Format: video, powerpoint/slide show
- Due Date: week of March 8
- Discussion Points on possible tie-ins (these are only meant as starting points to help you; you are not limited to just these points!)
- Ethics – moments of morality in the movie
- Philosophy of Science – applying the scientific method to humans
- Aesthetics – elements in telling an effective story through movie-making
- Epistemology – the different frameworks of knowledge and how they evolve in the movie
- Metaphysics – Consciousness and what might have been the reality of the patients when they were “asleep” vs what their reality when they were awakened
- Social and Political Philosophy – the social and political values as expressed through the dynamics of the work place
Homework due next day (Friday):
1. Segue into Political Studies – read/view material on Rosemary Brown (see Moodle); be prepared to discuss:
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- how did her reality differ from others? how did her reality motivate her?
- what is “activism”? are there acceptable/unacceptable forms?
- how does her story reflect the greater society’s values?
2. Review powerpoint/notes on Philosophers (see Moodle)
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