HON 201 Lauren Hunter by Lauren M Hunter https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m en-us 2016-09-11 16:18:29 UTC 2025-11-01 19:15:52 UTC hello@padlet.com hunterlauren101 https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/122970201 Kant's entire philosophy was built on the idea of not having to rely on other people's knowledge, but instead being able to form your own opinions. ]]> 2016-09-11 17:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/122970201 hunterlauren101 https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/124821232 Grumpy Cat's take on Sartre's idea of Existentialism ]]> 2016-09-19 16:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/124821232 "The civilised races of man will almost certainly exterminate, and replace, the savage races throughout the world." hunterlauren101 https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/126234118 -Darwin The Descent of Man

As we discussed in class, Darwin was not a proponent for weak or inferior people. He believed that eventually higher, more established people groups would wipe out the lesser population.]]> 2016-09-25 20:09:26 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/126234118 This picture reminds me of the bourgeois and proletariat people groups during the time of Marx and Engel. While the lower classes are working hard to earn their keep, the upper classes are taking advantage of them and stealing their profits from them.  hunterlauren101 https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/128033839 2016-10-04 00:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/128033839 Freud was an advocate for scientific thought and disagreed strongly with the idea of religion. In this quote he expresses his point of view that religion is merely an illusion. He expresses his sadness for the people who choose not to ever rise above the religious mindset. hunterlauren101 https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/130225968 "The whole thing is so patently infantile, so foreign to reality, that to anyone with a friendly attitude to humanity it is painful to think that the great majority of mortals will never be able to rise above this view of life." -Freud]]> 2016-10-12 17:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/130225968 hunterlauren101 https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/132492393 After conducting my interview with my Pastor, he sent me this photo saying that "It described the modernist attitude perfectly."]]> 2016-10-22 13:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/132492393 "Lyotard argues that Postmodernism is a playful engagement with many conflicting narratives, alternatives that have emerged in the space created by the questioning of the grand metanarrative." -Gerlach hunterlauren101 https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/134100842 2016-10-30 19:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/134100842 C.S. Lewis was an individual able to disagree with and disprove ideas of postmodernity. Rather than encourage the instinct to debunk traditionalism, he encouraged individuals to think rationally about traditional values. hunterlauren101 https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/137926038 2016-11-15 21:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/137926038 Idea that relates back to C. S. Lewis' idea in Chapter 3 of the Abolition of Man: hunterlauren101 https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/137928004 “But you cannot go on ‘explaining away’ for ever: you will find that you have explained explanation itself away.” (pg 31)]]> 2016-11-15 22:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/137928004 Authenticity in the Eyes of a Postmodernist hunterlauren101 https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/139660791 Our generation is commonly described as one that is postmodern. We (as a whole) are idealistic and demand respect for our individual differences and embrace the potential that our unique qualities can bring to society. See how this article recommends business managers to work with Millennials in their postmodern mindset.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/karlmoore/2014/08/14/authenticity-the-way-to-the-millennials-heart/#5174883444a9]]> 2016-11-23 20:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/139660791 Modernity and Self-Identity hunterlauren101 https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/141646596 This book by Anthony Giddens touches on a few of the many aspects we studied regarding modernity in the viewpoint of how it affects the individual:

"Modernity differs from all preceding forms of social order because of its dynamism, its deep undercutting of traditional habits and customs, and its global impact. It also radicallly alters the general nature of daily life and the most personal aspects of human activity... Personal meaninglessness becomes a fundamental psychic problem in circumstances of modernity."]]> 2016-12-05 03:05:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/141646596 Pre modernity...Modernity... Postmodernity hunterlauren101 https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/141647636 Here's a quick and fun little video regarding the aspect of social changes throughout the progression from pre modernity to postmodernity ]]> 2016-12-05 03:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/141647636 hunterlauren101 https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/141921560 This TED Talk video poses the question: "Is millennialism true societal progress?" ]]> 2016-12-06 03:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/141921560 Timeline of Postmodern Thought hunterlauren101 https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/141925738 2016-12-06 04:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/141925738 hunterlauren101 https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/141925773 Because the first chapter of C. S. Lewis's Abolition of Man was so difficult to understand, here is a quick visual summary]]> 2016-12-06 05:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hunterlauren101/fmbxsvffb25m/wish/141925773