ACMA01H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Martha Nussbaum, Fetishism, Theodor W. Adorno
25 Feb 2016
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Socratic thinking criticize and question one"s own traditions. Speculative thinking questioning authorities, norms and dominant structures of power in society. Characteristics of humanities education: values doubt over certainty, the more i learn, the less i feel i know , creating informed and critical citizens, pursuing knowledge for sake of knowledge. Definition of knowledge information processed through a thinking human mind. Construction, deconstruction: continual re-evaluation, critiqued forms of knowledge which harbors prejudices, inequalities or oppressive tendencies. Sharing in the university: exchanging knowledge, informing one another, expanding intellectual horizons, all are responsible for this knowledge. Training of the imagination: systematic account of what is deemed important in world, asking questions pertaining to reality and human existence, helping people live satisfying and meaningful lives, illuminating aspects of world that may otherwise remain hidden. Lecture 3 history: process of complicating, disrupting or critiquing common sense , making strange familiar and familiar strange , allowing new viewpoints to emerge.
