My Class Overview and Introduction
Section: 'D' (Sunday-Tuesday)/ Timings: 11:40-12:40
Section: 'E' (Sunday-Tuesday)/Timings: 12:40-01:40
Faculty Of Education: Room No 39A and 39B
Week 1
KWL Overview
Course Overview, Syllabus Preview
Discuss
Articulate Experiences from 219 readings from Bachelor's Level (Connectionism)
Compare and Contrast Experience and Research
Overview to Literary Texts
Terminological Knowledge
Reflection
A Video Clip on Literary theories By Paul Fry
Week 2
Discussion on Lesson-1: Top Hat
I would recommend you to read the whole Novel- Sophie's World (as attached in the resource section) by Jostein Gardenr although our major concentration on Top Hat; one of the chapters of the book out of 31.
Key questions on The TOP HAT
What is philosophy? How do you relate the text the top hat as a text having quest of philosophical thoughts?
Philosophy is the faculty of wonder. In this context what is the value of human beings?
What is our identity?
At school,Sophie had trouble concentrating on what teacher said. They seem to talk only about unimportant things. why couldn't they talk about what a human being is-or about the world is and how it came into being? In this context, what could be the best possible ways to define our existence and man's sense of wonder?
Look the detail video of the Novel ' Sophie's World'
How does the text relate the identity of the Sophie and reality?
What is the symbolic meaning of unknown philosopher or sender?
Why do you think the life is not the memorization of irregular verbs?
How does the text relate the philosophical context of eastern and western tradition?
You can take support regarding the interpretation using the power point discussion attached in the resources.
Discussion on Lesson-2 : New Millennium, New Human Being
How does Osho define New Man?
Why do you think New consciousness is necessary for a new man?
In what ways old man is concerned with god?
How do you relate religious belief and New man?
How does old man and new man differ in terms of work?
What are the characteristics of new man in the new generation?
How does the new man perceive society and social beliefs?
How does the new man perceive marriage and social beliefs?
Discussion on Lesson-3 : VIRTUE IS KNOWLEDGE
How does the role of Plato and Socrates relate the western world with a rich treasure of knowledge?
" Thee history of Western Philosophy is only series of footnotes to Plato" How do you link the thought with Socratic philosophy?
How do you link the four Socratic philosophies with the craft of knowledge and Athenian philosophy?
Explain the title 'Virtue is knowledge' in relation to Socratic Philosophy?
How do you differentiate between the Platonian knowledge to that of Socratian philosophy?
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: BOOKS, Novels and articles