Philosophy powerpoint presentation 1 fall 2012(1)

• 1. InstructorInstructor Jay Raskin, Ph.D. in Philosophy,Jay Raskin, Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of South Florida, 1997University of South Florida, 1997 Welcome to Philosophy 2010Welcome to Philosophy 2010 Lady Philosophy Offering Boethius Wings

2. WEEK ONE AGENDAWEEK ONE AGENDA What is PhilosophyWhat is Philosophy?? SyllabusSyllabus A little about meA little about me A little about youA little about you BreakBreak Discussion: What MightDiscussion: What Might Philosophy Be?Philosophy Be? Philosophy before PhilosophyPhilosophy before Philosophy BreakBreak Shamans and Ancient WisdomsShamans and Ancient Wisdoms Early CivilizationsEarly Civilizations Mythos Vs LogosMythos Vs Logos Introducing the Greek Pre-Introducing the Greek Pre- SocraticsSocratics Philosophers Patricia and Paul Ch 3. Philosophy In Films Which deals with Philosophical Questions? Which Questions? Queen Christina (1933) Agora (2009) When Nietzsche Wept (2007) 4. Philosophical Issues in Some Films Flash Gordon (1936) The Nature of the World The Future How unique is life on Earth Science Good and Evil Swing Time (1936) Our knowledge How to learn Aesthetics Art Good and Bad Dance When Nietzsche Wept (2007) Value of living Eternal Return/repetition Our duties to our selves and others Breuer/Lou Salome/Fredrick Nietzsche - Psychology/Human Relationships 5. What is Philosophy? Philosophy: Philosophy World 6. Philosophy and SelfPhilosophy and Self You Me World Philosophy 7. Go Over Syllabus 8. IntroductionsIntroductions Me, Jay Raskin, Ph.D. in PhilosophyMe, Jay Raskin, Ph.D. in Philosophy I was born blah, blah, blah, blah, blahI was born blah, blah, blah, blah, blah And then I blah, blah, blah, blah, blahAnd then I blah, blah, blah, blah, blah And I also, blah, blah, blah etc.And I also, blah, blah, blah etc. Which reminds me,Which reminds me, I blah, blah, blah, blahI blah, blah, blah, blah 9. Introduce YourselfIntroduce Yourself Who are you?Who are you? NameName MajorMajor Why are you taking this course?Why are you taking this course? Something interesting about yourself.Something interesting about yourself. What philosophy or what aboutWhat philosophy or what about philosophy would you like the course to cover.philosophy would you like the course to cover. 10. BreakBreak See you in 10 minutesSee you in 10 minutes 11. Philosophy Something to do with arguments Premises and conclusions X+Y and therefore Z Movies Some Like it Hot (Wilder, 1959) Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis give arguments on why their mates shouldnt marry them. Maltese Falcon (Huston, 1941) Humphrey Bogart tells Mary Astor his reasons for turning her in. Conversations with Other Women (Canosa, 2005) Helena Bonham Carter and Aaron Eckhart make a possibly consequential decision without giving any arguments. 12. Geology and EvolutionGeology and Evolution TimelinesTimelines Evolutionary Species and Geological TimelineEvolutionary Species and Geological Timeline Dating the Earth. Timeline of Timeline DevelopDating the Earth. Timeline of Timeline Develop 13. Put In Chronological OrderPut In Chronological Order InventionInvention Bow & arrowBow & arrow Greek Philosophical WritingsGreek Philosophical Writings Non-Greek Mythological WritingsNon-Greek Mythological Writings Greek Mythological WritingsGreek Mythological Writings Growing cornGrowing corn DVDDVD Human-made FireHuman-made Fire GlassGlass Human SpeechHuman Speech PaintingPainting PlowPlow Stone toolsStone tools WheelWheel Wind Musical InstrumentsWind Musical Instruments http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/worldciv/referenc/wrldtime.htmhttp://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/worldciv/referenc/wrldtime.htm http://www.knowledgecontext.org/Activities/timeline.htmhttp://www.knowledgecontext.org/Activities/timeline.htm 14. Chronological OrderChronological Order Invention Years AgoInvention Years Ago Stone tools 2,600,000Stone tools 2,600,000 Human-made Fire 500,000Human-made Fire 500,000 Human Speech 100,000Human Speech 100,000 Bow & arrow 50,000Bow & arrow 50,000 Wind Musical Instruments 40,000Wind Musical Instruments 40,000 Painting 30,000Painting 30,000 Growing corn 7,000 (Farming 10,000 years ago)Growing corn 7,000 (Farming 10,000 years ago) Plow 6,500Plow 6,500 Wheel 5,500Wheel 5,500 First Mythological Writings 4,200First Mythological Writings 4,200 Glass 3,500Glass 3,500 Greek Mythological Writings 2,700Greek Mythological Writings 2,700 Greek Philosophy 2,600Greek Philosophy 2,600 First DVD 25First DVD 25 http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/worldciv/referenc/wrldtime.htmhttp://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/worldciv/referenc/wrldtime.htm http://www.knowledgecontext.org/Activities/timeline.htmhttp://www.knowledgecontext.org/Activities/timeline.htm 15. Cave PaintingsCave Paintings Pech-Merle CavesPech-Merle Caves Discovered 1922, 25,000-10,000 BCEDiscovered 1922, 25,000-10,000 BCE http://www.quercy.net/pechmerle/http://www.quercy.net/pechmerle/ 16. Cave PaintingsCave Paintings Lascaux:Lascaux: Discovered 1940, 15,000 BCEDiscovered 1940, 15,000 BCE http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/ehttp://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/e 17. Venus of WillendorfVenus of Willendorf figurine 24,000-22,000 BCEfigurine 24,000-22,000 BCE http://witcombe.sbc.edu/willendorf/willendorfdihttp://witcombe.sbc.edu/willendorf/willendorfdis 18. Earliest Musical Instrument - Flutes 35,000-40,000 B.C.E. Found May, 2009, in cave in Germany One of the flutes is made of a vulture wing bone and is about a foot long. The other flutes were made out of mammoth tusks. Venus Figurine (Venus of S 19. Rock PaintingRock Painting India Rock Paintings circa 10,000 BCEIndia Rock Paintings circa 10,000 BCE BHIMBETKABHIMBETKA 20. Periods in Religious HistoryPeriods in Religious History Hunting and GatheringHunting and Gathering Pre-10,000 B.C.E.Pre-10,000 B.C.E. Shamans priest/witchdoctors with magicShamans priest/witchdoctors with magic cures and correct rules for behaviorcures and correct rules for behavior Association with animals and animal deities.Association with animals and animal deities. 21. Saharan Rock PaintingSaharan Rock Painting 4000 BCE4000 BCE Rock PaintingRock Painting 22. ART HISTORY RESOURCEART HISTORY RESOURCE http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHprehistoric.htmlhttp://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHprehistoric.html Megalithic Structures:Megalithic Structures: StonehengeStonehenge Many other placesMany other places Example: Dolmens in HollaExample: Dolmens in Hollan Many othersMany others 23. Mesopotamian MythosMesopotamian Mythos Earliest recorded talesEarliest recorded tales 24. WritingWriting CuneiformCuneiform 25. MusicMusic The Golden Lyre of UrThe Golden Lyre of Ur 26. GameGame Play a game played 5000 years ago.Play a game played 5000 years ago. 27. KingsKings Images of Kings AkhadianImages of Kings Akhadian 2250 BCE, R.2250 BCE, R. 28. Gates of Sargon IIGates of Sargon II Now in British MuseumNow in British Museum 29. Warriors and BattlesWarriors and Battles Victory Stele of Naram-Sin 2230Victory Stele of Naram-Sin 2230 30. ZiggaratsZiggarats ZiggaratsZiggarats 31. Law Code of HammurabiLaw Code of Hammurabi Laws of Hammurabi, 1750 BCELaws of Hammurabi, 1750 BCE 32. LiteratureLiterature The First Epic 2700-2500 BCEThe First Epic 2700-2500 BCE GilgameshGilgamesh Utnapishtim and NoahUtnapishtim and Noah ComparisonsComparisons Creation Story from 1900 BCECreation Story from 1900 BCE 33. Mesopotamian MythologyMesopotamian Mythology The Goddesses Inanna and IshtarThe Goddesses Inanna and Ishtar PriestessPriestess EnheduanaEnheduana http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inannahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inanna http://inanna.virtualave.net/inanna.htmlhttp://inanna.virtualave.net/inanna.html http://www.mindspring.com/~mysticgryphohttp://www.mindspring.com/~mysticgrypho n/descent.htmn/descent.htm 34. Logos Vs MythosLogos Vs Mythos Movies:Movies: Clash of the Titans (Davis, 1981)Clash of the Titans (Davis, 1981) Hercules Unchained (Francisci, 1960)Hercules Unchained (Francisci, 1960) Electra (Irene Papas, Cacoyannis, 1962)Electra (Irene Papas, Cacoyannis, 1962) 35. GreeceGreece 36. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9G2-bN1Br4 37. Greek Mythos: Gods of MountGreek Mythos: Gods of Mount Olympus from