Please continue reading the Oresteia by reading the last play, The Eumenides. In class, we’ll talk about: capital punishment (review both articles, and the lists of mitigating/aggravating circumstances I provided on Thursday). Other resources/optional reading: “The State Without an Executioner” by R.R. Reno on the First Things blog. This essay evaluates some religious perspectives on [...]
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Reading assignment for Tuesday, Feb. 24th
Posted in reading assignments, tagged capital punishment, Eumenides, Furies, Jaeger, Oresteia on February 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Assignments for Tuesday, Jan. 27th
Posted in reading assignments, tagged divine succession, Hesiod, Jaeger, North, Odysseus, Odyssey, Theogony on January 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On Tuesday we will wrap up discussion about the North and Jaeger readings, especially North. Look for problems or gaps in her analysis. Can you think of any viable alternatives to her model for forgiveness? Secondly, we will continue with the Odyssey. Please read books 9-12, which tell the story of Odysseus’ wanderings. This is [...]
Assignments for Thursday, Jan. 22nd
Posted in reading assignments, writing assignments, tagged Enright, forgiveness, Homer, Jaeger, North, Odyssey on January 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For Thursday please read: Odyssey, books 5-8. The emailed selections from Exploring Forgiveness (Madison, 1998): Chapter 2: Marietta Jaeger, “The Power and Reality of Forgiveness: Forgiving the Murderer of One’s Child,” 9-14. Chapter 3: Joanna North, “The ‘Ideal’ of Forgiveness: A Philosopher’s Exploration,” 15-34. Read pages 15-20, 24-29 (from “Reframing” through the first paragraph on [...]
