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HZT 4U Philosophy: Questions & Theories
Instructor: Mr. R. D'Alessio
This course addresses three (or more) of the main areas of philosophy: metaphysics, logic, epistemology, ethics, social and political philosophy, and aesthetics. Students will learn critical-thinking skills, the main ideas expressed by philosophers from a variety of the world's traditions, how to develop and explain their own philosophical ideas, and how to apply those ideas to contemporary social issues and personal experiences. The course will also help students refine skills used in researching and investigating topics in philosophy.
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8 stages of Life acc2: Erikson
Erik Erikson and Eight Stages of Life
Transition: progress or change from one place, state, or condition to another
Each stage of Erikson's theory represents a challenge or conflict an individual is faced with. If the challenge is successfully resolved, the individual makes a healthy transition to the next stage having acquired experiences and understandings to help resolve the challenges of … -
Wright/Beitman/Jung/Coincidences
Dr. Bob Wright:
three different types of happiness-- the hedonic (pleasure related), engaged happiness (activity related), and the highest level-- meaningful happiness (when a person has a sense of importance that what they are doing is contributing to others).
Dr. Bernard Beitman:
is the first psychiatrist since Carl Jung to attempt to systematize the study of coincidences and has developed a … -
Personality Type (Family Life)
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is the most well known personality model in the world. Using four dichotomies (opposite pairings), the MBTI sorts individuals into 16 different personality types.
1) Extrovert vs. Introvert - Preferred focus of attention.
Extroverts prefer to focus on people and things. Introverts prefer to focus on inner thoughts and … -
James Fowler's Six Stages of Faith Development
1) Imaginative faith (birth - 7 years)
- Positive images are healthy
- Negative or fearful images unhealthy
2) Literal faith (7 years - early teens)
- faith story believed as literally or historically true
- God viewed as rewarding and punishing behaviour
- Bargaining stage (e.g. I will pray seven Hail Marys if you let me pass this exam)
3) Group faith (late teens - early 20's)
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Dyer's 6 Keys to the GOOD LIFE
Wayne Dyer: Essential principles for finding your way to an inspired life, these include:
1) Be independent of the good opinion of others
2) Be willing to accept the disapproval of others
3) Stay detached from outcomes
4) Know that we need nothing/no things to be inspired
5) Don’t die wondering
6) Remember that our desires won’t arrive on our schedule. (I’m reminded here of an old quote … -
Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development
Moral reasoning is the process of discerning right from wrong. Lawrence Kohlberg believed the mental capacity necessary for discerning right from wrong to be present around the age of thirteen, and that enviromental factors, such as parents, teachers, and peers played an important role in an individual's moral development.
Level one: Preconventional morality (focus on the self)
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The good life
Thoreau: "If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."
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#TrendThink
#TrendThink is our own class hashtag this semester for use in our discussion board and on Twitter to promote social commentary and class-inspired observations regarding social justice and potential paradigm shifts #paradigmshift
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Happy Trails
Students: You have been a very thoughtful and wonderful group! Your efforts were impressive. Good luck on the rest of your exams and in your next and final semester. I look forward to seeing you at Prom & Grad. Be well.
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The Home Stretch
During these last few days of the semester, you should begin studying for the final exam, scroll down to see the final exam review. We will review it in detail together in class on Thursday. You should also make sure you have most of the journals done by the end of the course. Please scroll down to see a list of all the journals. You also need to complete the following: 1. A 1 page blog on …
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Journals
HZT4U Journals inventory: Wayne Dyer quote Rumi quote 2 wands “It’s the space between the bars…” “The Drunkard’s Walk” Thought experiment/Sept.15th journal Stress Text thought experiment Customer service The Tipping Point Happy v. rich What is cool? Person of Science, person of faith The Disappearance of the Universe What the Bleep Do We Know? Flat out insane? If you could help any …
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EXAM REVIEW
HZT4U Final Exam Review:
For the exam:
Section 1 Short Answer--------------------------------------------/31 marks
Section II Long Answer-------------------------------------------/31 marks
Section III Definitions----------------------------------------------/23 marks
Section IV True or false-------------------------------------------/10 marks
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John Counsell notes
Yesterday (Jan.5th), we welcomed John Counsell as a guest speaker. He is a pastor at Vanier Community and Capital City Bikers Church (Pentecostal). He is also the host of "Late Night Council" on CFRA 580AM each weeknight from 9-11PM. He has been in talk radio since 1982. He has been with CFRA since 1998. One of his favorite quotes is: "We don't see things the way they are, we see things the way …
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Dec.7-8
students finish their Life of Pi questions from Friday and hand in when done (these must be handed in by Wednesday). students do the following journal in their journal notebooks: “If you personally had an opportunity to go in and change your grade in the computer (either now in high school or picturing yourself in college or university), and you knew beyond any doubt that you would not get …
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Test Review
Test Review:
-journals
-Matrix
-guest speakers
-p.112-119
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Term II under way
Today: -Journal: Is it valuable to learn about different cultures. Explain your opinion.
-Txt work: q’s p.117
-P.117-120: What do Taoists believe? What is a mystic? Have you ever had a mystical experience?
-#1-3 122
-Students hand in Matrix assignment if they have not done so already. This is a summative assignment and if a student is not done they have ‘till Sunday to e-mail it to me: … -
Nov.6
Please note that today we watched The Matrix. This is one of two films we watch in the course (1 per term). If you were absent, please see teacher. Please also note that I will be away Monday and Tuesday on a field trip. Students will Finish watching The Matrix. Students will work on Matrix assignment (to be distributed Monday) as well as 2 journals + txt work: p.107 #4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
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Why do bad things happen?
Consider this: In Star Trek Voyager (Season 3), there is an episode where the Doctor (a holographic artificial intelligence) creates a holographic family, but B'elanna Torres thinks that the Doctor's simulation is too "nice" (in a "Leave It To beaver" sort of way). She introduces some alterations to the program to make the simulation more accurate to real life: a wife who often disagrees, a …
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HZT4Ucourage.docx
Courage Blog Thread (Blog example and questions to be done in pairs or groups of 3)
