MMW 11 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Karl Jaspers, The Luminaries, Upanishads
5 Oct 2016
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Outline lecture one introduction: the vision behind making of the modern world , questions for you as new erc students a. i) why five quarters of mmw , general education of the mmw kind b. i) not a world history course (b. i. 1) (b. i. 2) Cultivating an analytical and critical habit of mind b. ii) not an ethnocentric approach (b. ii. 1) (b. ii. 2) Gaining a global perspective b. iii) not an anthropocentric approach (b. iii. 1) (b. iii. 2) We are not here alone nor for ourselves alone . A sense of interconnectedness with all beings b. iv) ekstasis as the goal of mmw (b. iv. 1) Your gateway to living the examined life : taking ownership of a true education. Read, read, read! be counter-cultural! c. i) what are your responsibilities with this opportunity c. ii) c. iii) why engage ideas passed down from traditions thousands of years old. Term used by karl jaspers(yasper), german philosopher mid 20th century (a. iii. 1)
