Read the next three chapters in Gilder. And since we're going in a straight line, feel free to read more. But those three at least. Take good notes.
(Also, the Bookstore tells me that another of our books is finally in stock. Please get that at your earliest convenience.)
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
For Thursday
Just read one more chapter in Gilder.
Look, I know that it is painful. But think of it as a foil--it can help us to define and articulate what we think. That's not always easy to do well without encountering a view very different from one's own.
Thanks for the good discussion in class today.
Look, I know that it is painful. But think of it as a foil--it can help us to define and articulate what we think. That's not always easy to do well without encountering a view very different from one's own.
Thanks for the good discussion in class today.
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Unusual Extra Credit Opportunity
This has nothing to do with our class, but it is an important bit of
college business, so I'll give you extra credit if you attend. The
guest speaker is on campus interviewing for a job in Classics, and his
"sample" presentation will go better if there are some students in the
room. No pressure, just making it available.
Monday at 4:15 in Fausett 22: "Inglorious Praise: A How-To Guide" by Dr. Martin Shedd.
We'll learn about way ancient Romans were trained in rhetoric & how they were able to manipulate rhetorical templates to send--in subtle, sneaky, and clever ways--the messages they wanted to.
Monday at 4:15 in Fausett 22: "Inglorious Praise: A How-To Guide" by Dr. Martin Shedd.
We'll learn about way ancient Romans were trained in rhetoric & how they were able to manipulate rhetorical templates to send--in subtle, sneaky, and clever ways--the messages they wanted to.
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Assignment for Thursday, Mar. 8
You might have heard that Arkansas just passed a law requiring Medicare recipients to work or undergo job training. There are exemptions for those with children and for those with medical and other sorts of restrictions. See HERE.
But I assume that these people about to be "motivated" to work will join the low wage economy described by Ehrenreich.
Perhaps it is a cynical view, but my first thought about it was: "if you want any support from us, you must place yourself in the trap, and become an unwilling donor to the lifestyles of the better off."
Anyway, for Thursday, read all intros and prefaces and the first two chapters in Gilder's _Weath and Poverty_.
Take careful notes. You'll want them.
But I assume that these people about to be "motivated" to work will join the low wage economy described by Ehrenreich.
Perhaps it is a cynical view, but my first thought about it was: "if you want any support from us, you must place yourself in the trap, and become an unwilling donor to the lifestyles of the better off."
Anyway, for Thursday, read all intros and prefaces and the first two chapters in Gilder's _Weath and Poverty_.
Take careful notes. You'll want them.
Saturday, March 3, 2018
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