What would you think about if you were to think about something

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What would you think about if you were to think
about something?

• Think of something personal. Jot it down.
• Now something national.
• And something international.
• How about something universal.

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Insights into Human Nature

• Politics and the state of man

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The Enlightenment

• Generally considered to have taken place in 18th
  century (1700s).
• Certain thinkers, especially in London and Paris,
  spent a lot of time thinking.
• Includes 2 main ways of looking at things
  empiricism and rationalism.

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Empiricism

• Knowledge is based on experience.
• Knowledge is derived from the senses.
• What is a bit of empirical information you can
  give? Think of the weather.
• Is this in any way problematic?

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Rationalism

• Also seeks knowledge.
• Relies on inherent reason rather than experience.
• Remember the 5 senses? What are they?
• Rationalism suggests you know without relying on
  the 5 senses and anything else outside of
  yourself.

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2 RATIONALIST notions

• Gravitydoes it exist even if we dont drop the
  ball?
• 1543 (2000 years after Aristotle decided that the
  earth is the center of the universe)Copernicus
  argues that the movement of the stars and
  heavenly bodies is more logical if we consider
  the Sun as the center of the solar system.
• So there is room for scientific inquiry in all
  this.

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Two Dudes

• John Locke
• Thomas Hobbes

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John Locke

• Locke believed authority derives solely from the
  will of the governed.
• Leaders of the American Revolution built their
  case and philosophy around this idea.
• What kind of impact would this have on monarchies
  and other totalitarian regimes?

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LOF

• How does Lockes basic philosophy relate to Lord
  of the Flies?
• What specific events from the story can you think
  that would help in a discussion of Lockes
  philosophy (authority derives solely from the
  will of the governed)?
• What is another way to look at power?

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Thomas Hobbes

• A thinker and a scientist, wanted to explain why
  we are as we are, and what would be our best form
  of government.
• His basic philosophyman, left in a state of
  nature, will be constantly at war.
• Hobbes believed the most effective model of
  government is a strong authoritarian model. (what
  authoritarian regimes do exist or did exist in
  history?)
• He also said, Life is solitary, nasty, brutish,
  and short. What a downer

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Again, LOF

• What characters best support Hobbes POV?
• Which characters would disagree?

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TO DO

• Make a table with 2 columns
• Label each column Locke and Hobbes
• List as many characters and events from LoF as
  you can under each that supports the philosophy.

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What do you think?

• Expository Writingexplains something
• TO DO Write a 2 paragraph response.
• GRAPH I which view of the world do you agree
  with the most? Why?
• GRAPH II which view of the world applies best to
  LoF. Provide examples.
• DUE Monday, November 15.

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paragraphs?

• Remember a paragraph contains the following
• A Topic Sentencelets the reader know what the
  paragraph is about.
• CDsconcrete details, specific experiences,
  evidence to support the TS. In our formula so far
  for this class, most paragraphs contain at least
  2 CDs
• CMyour chance to develop or explain your CDs.
  Each CD should have at least 2 CMs.
• Conclusionwrap up your paragraph.

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Whats next?

• First do some thinking what do you believe? What
  makes the most sense?
• Then do some gatheringwhat evidence or examples
  can you think of to help explain your POV? (CDs)
• Now some pre-writinguse a mind map or outline
  format and get a route to a successful paragraph
  together.
• Repeat, write well, and be happy.