Today we will be reading some selections from famous “existentialist” thinkers and their philosophical progeny.
In a manner of speaking, the existentialist thinkers and the narrative thinkers can be seen as trying to provide a different narrative or story for existence than the previous model.
Your project for today is to do the following:
1. READ THE KIERKEGAARD PASSAGE AND WRITE A RESPONSE.
2. READ THE RICOEUR PASSAGE (Life in Search of Narrative) AND WRITE A RESPONSE.
3. LISTEN TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SONGS WHILE LOOKING AT THE LYRICS:
-“Staring at The Sun” by Thrice
-“Stuck Between Stations” by The Hold Steady
-“Magazine” by Pedro the Lion
THEN ANSWER THE QUESTION: WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE KIND OF LIFE KIERKEGAARD ENCOURAGES AND THE “MESSAGE” OF THE SONG?
4. READ TWO OF THE FOLLOWING PIECES:
Existentialism is a Humanism
The Myth of Sisyphus
Twilight of the Idols
The Grand Inquisitor
MAKE SURE TO TAKE NOTES ON THE MAIN THEMES AND ARGUMENTS FROM THE TEXTS YOU READ.
5. WATCH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTARIES:
HEIDEGGER
SARTRE
6. IN TRUE EXISTENTIALIST FASHION, HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING TOPICS AT A COFFEESHOP:
The inevitability of Death
What are we really responsible for?
If God is dead, is everything permissible?
What is the meaning of freedom?
Does life have a meaning?
Am I my brother’s or sister’s keeper?
In a manner of speaking, the existentialist thinkers and the narrative thinkers can be seen as trying to provide a different narrative or story for existence than the previous model.
Your project for today is to do the following:
1. READ THE KIERKEGAARD PASSAGE AND WRITE A RESPONSE.
2. READ THE RICOEUR PASSAGE (Life in Search of Narrative) AND WRITE A RESPONSE.
3. LISTEN TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SONGS WHILE LOOKING AT THE LYRICS:
-“Staring at The Sun” by Thrice
-“Stuck Between Stations” by The Hold Steady
-“Magazine” by Pedro the Lion
THEN ANSWER THE QUESTION: WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE KIND OF LIFE KIERKEGAARD ENCOURAGES AND THE “MESSAGE” OF THE SONG?
4. READ TWO OF THE FOLLOWING PIECES:
Existentialism is a Humanism
The Myth of Sisyphus
Twilight of the Idols
The Grand Inquisitor
MAKE SURE TO TAKE NOTES ON THE MAIN THEMES AND ARGUMENTS FROM THE TEXTS YOU READ.
5. WATCH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTARIES:
HEIDEGGER
SARTRE
6. IN TRUE EXISTENTIALIST FASHION, HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING TOPICS AT A COFFEESHOP:
The inevitability of Death
What are we really responsible for?
If God is dead, is everything permissible?
What is the meaning of freedom?
Does life have a meaning?
Am I my brother’s or sister’s keeper?