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Stoics Reign on Caesar’s Parade

Posted on February 8, 2008 by dsader

Read the first scene of Julius Caesar(or here or here). Recall class discussions on the “Four Postulates.” Recall class discussion on Stoicism and Epicureanism. What is the Feast of Lupercal? Why would it have any appeal to an Epicurean? A … Continue reading →

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Hamlet: Before Act 1 and 2(English 30)

Posted on September 15, 2007 by dsader

How do isolation and loneliness affect how we perceive ourselves? Is Horatio a nihilist? A Christian existentialist? Something else? Does he reveal his “imperatives“? How does he respond when evidence challenges his “imperatives”? Consider “Postulates 1-4.” How do characters respond … Continue reading →

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Grade 10 Mages reflect on the last week

Posted on May 30, 2006 by dsader

Recall images, faces, reactions, hecklers, stumbles, successes from the last week preparing and performing for the elementary students. See if you can’t work into your reflections a discussion of the postulates: can something come from nothing? does God exist? is … Continue reading →

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