January 15 –>January 26

Entry into Economics Unit; PLUS – A look at North Korea (“Inside North Korea’s Dynasty” or “Dictator’s Dilemma“)

• Set up discussion/roundtable on Wage Initiatives:
  • Minimum Wage vs. Living Wage vs. Universal Basic Income
• Macro vs Micro Economics
  • Vocabulary:  In notes (see bolded terms below)
    • Economics
      • Crash Course video
        • Examples of personal choice & economics
      • Economics & Macroeconomics
      • Supply & Demand
      • Macroeconomics
      • Inflation Bubbles and Tulips
    • Macroeconomics vs. Microeconomics definitions
    • Command Economy, Market Economy, Mixed Economy, Traditional Economy
      • provide examples
    • Resource
    • Opportunity cost
    • Factors of production
    • Household
    • Markets
      • for goods and services
      • factor markets
    • Supply Chain
    • Economies of Scale
  • BLOG POST:
    • an example of a personal choice and economics (refer to Crash Course video listed above)
    • a product that you use/consume that is subject to supply chain issues
      • include place of origin of manufacturing, factors of production, path to market/household
    • Due Jan 16 (post and ready to discuss)
  • OPTIONAL BLOG POST (post by week of January 29):  “Is it time for a re-set in our Economic system?”
    • In reference to at least ONE of the articles below, what are your thoughts/opinions?
    • Due – post by Monday Jan 29
      • Article: “Capitalism Needs Reform”
      • Article: “…make Global Corporations pay their fair share …?”
      • Education & Wealth
        • Article: A Tuition Free Medical School
        • Video & Article: “Hope Chicago: Sending HS Students to College for Free …”
• Roundtable Debate – Minimum Wage vs Living Wage vs Universal Basic Income January 29

At this point in our viewing of “Awakenings”, which character – Dr. Sayer or Leonard – has resonated the most with you, and why?  This will be Blog Post #7. Please post by tomorrow’s class.

Oct 5–>

• IDENTITY
  • Batman & Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #18)
    • Essential vs Accidental Properties – Assignment 2 part 1
    • Fungibility – Assignment 2 part 2
  • Personal Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #19)
    • Body Theory vs. Memory Theory (Blog Post #3 Trading Identities)
  • Arguments Against Personal Identity (Crash Course Philosophy #20)
    • Hume’s argument against the idea of “self”
    • Parfitt and Responsibility
    • Personhood (Crash Course Philosophy #21)
• Revisit OCTOBER 5:
  • “What is Philosophy?” (Crash Course Philosophy#1)
  • How to Argue – “Philosophical Reasoning” (Crash Course Philosophy #2)
  • How to Argue – “Induction & Abduction” (Crash Course Philosophy #3)
    • Blog Entry #5 Examples of Deductive, Inductive and Abductive Reasoning 
•  METAPHYSICS (Focus for week of Sept 25-29)
  • Leonardo DiCaprio & the Nature of Reality (Crash Course Philosophy #4)
  • Assignment 3 – Metaphysics:  Childhood Perceptions vs Now
• EPISTEMOLOGY
  • Video “Anti-Vaxxers, Conspiracy Theories & Epistemic Responsibility”
• PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
  • Video “Karl Popper:  Science vs Pseudo-Science”
  • Discussion: “What is the significance of these topics (Epistemic Responsibility and Science vs Pseudo-Science) today?”
• AESTHETICS
  • Video “Aesthetics – What Good Is It?”
  • Blog Entry #6:  “Describe the role that Aesthetics plays in a part of our lives”
  • Assignment 4: Connections
• Review Movie:  “Awakenings”
  • Assignment 5 (SUMMATIVE):  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

HOMEWORK:

• Blog Post #1 – 6 Areas of Philosophy
• Blog Post #2 – Memorable Quote from one of the 5 Philosophes
• Blog Post #3 – Civil War: Hobbs vs Locke
• Blog Post #4 – Trading Identities: Body vs Memory Theory
• Blog Post #5 – Examples of Deductive, Inductive and Abductive Reasoning 
• Blog Post #6 – What Role Does Aesthetics Play in Our Lives? post by ?