I lectured today about ethical and metaethical principles. One point was about existentialist ethics. It’s the view that moral truths are based upon the kind of life or the kind of person I choose for myself. Actions that comport with this authentic self are, for that person, moral actions.
I mentioned being “Gator” identified. (This may be more of a clan or group thing, but I used it with respect to my own personal identity.)
I just received a LinkedIn invite from a former student. I then discovered that I was not hooked up with the LinkedIn SF State Alumni group. (Horrors!) I joined, of course. And discovered this bit of news. Wow! The big 1-0-0!
Posted
on September 18, 2009, 3:49 pm,
by profpam,
under CSU Budget Crisis.
I just received info about a rally on Thursday. I’ll be there. Will you? (I’ll be there from 12-12:30pm; we’ll still have class at 12:35pm)
*WHAT*: Speak Out (in solidarity with a one-day strike of students, staff and faculty at the University of California.)
*WHEN*: Thursday, September 24th at NOON
*WHERE*: Malcolm X Plaza
*INFO*: www.ucfacultywalkout.com
*WHY:* To protest the budget cuts *AND* to show a campus presence that is ready to mobilize in larger form for next year
Posted
on September 10, 2009, 9:38 pm,
by profpam,
under Uncategorized.
One of the most extraordinary debates ever recorded. I’ve always had a soft spot for Baldwin. I don’t know who he’s channeling, but he is magnificent here.
The full debate between Baldwin and Buckley is available here.
We talked today about Thoreau’s comments about political majorities. This made me think of Nelson Mandela and apartheid South Africa. Imprisoned 27 years yet Mandela says:
“They took the best years of my life but they could not take my mind and heart — I would not let them.”
A new comic book, er, graphic novel, is out on Mandela’s life. Can’t wait to see a copy.
I’m hoping for a bumper crop of tweets this semester.
One way we’ll be able to continue thinking about and discussing Socrates and King is to use the social media service Twitter. It’s free. It’s fun. It’s easy.
Whenever something comes up that reminds you of Socrates or Martin Luther King, send a tweet to:
