Simone De Beauvoir

 

According to de Beauvoir, in what ways are women perceived as ‘other’?

How can this impact a woman's ability to live a good life?

‘One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman’. What is meant by this famous de Beauvior quote?

Is ‘womanhood’ an inherent trait, or a product of socialisation?

To what extent are de Beauvoir’s observations still relevant today?

School of life - Thoreau

According to Thoreau, how does modern technology and materialism impact on our ability to be satisfied?

What is meant by Thoreau when he says one needs to 'live deliberately'?

Summarise Thoreau’s definition of civil disobedience. In what circumstances is civil disobedience justifiable?

Is Thoreau's philosophy still relevant today? How and why?

Henry David Thoreau

Thoreau on the natural environment, some easy quotes to remember included;
https://www.walden.org/thoreau/thoreau-and-the-environment/

Why is Thoreau still relevant today?
http://postnito.cz/the-relevance-of-henry-david-thoreaus-thought-in-the-21st-century/

A much more in-depth look at Thoreau;
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/10/19/pond-scum



The making of 'Into the Wild' - interesting interviews;

Ditch Communism - Embrace metal \m/

In 1991, at the behest of Mikhail Gorbachev, Tushino Airfield was used to host the free Monsters of Rock concert featuring AC/DC, Metallica, the Black Crowes and Pantera. Official estimates placed the crowd at between 800,000 and 1,000,000 people. The crowd was unofficially estimated to number at least 1.5 million people.

The Legend of Gorby

Montaigne

Readings - 95-106

According to Montaigne, in what ways and why do people feel inadequate in their lives?

How does this impact on them leading a fulfilled, satisfying life?

How does human reason impact our self-esteem and capacity to live a good life?

Are Montaigne's arguments still relevant today? Why?

Nietzsche - videos and questions

 

Reading - page 71 - 75. Extended reading, page 75 'consolations for difficulties'

Watch videos, complete the reading and try to answer the following questions,

What did Nietzsche say about the importance of difficulty in search of fulfillment?

According to Nietzsche, what is slave morality?

What is the ‘will to power’?

Do you agree with Nietzsche’s views on human nature and morality? Why/why not?

Are Nietzsche’s arguments still relevant? Why/why not?