Group Work on I and Thou, Tao
Te Ching, Republic, Nichomachean
Ethics, and Analects
Break up into small groups. Delegate one or more members of
your group to
(1) prepare a summary of your group's discussion and
(2) make a list of your group's members.
Make sure each member of your group has a copy of your answers
(for use on the
next quiz).
Discuss your answers to the following questions.
1. Briefly explain what Confucius, Buber, Plato and Lao Tzu say
about the
best students. What
can be learned from this
about becoming better learners?
2. Compare Confucius, Plato, and Lau Tzu on what
sages/philosophers should do
when they find themselves in a corrupt society. Which one seems
most prudent? Why?
3. Compare the beginning of the Tao Te Ching to
the beginning of
the Analects or I
and Thou.
What does the comparison suggest about how
to live? Why?
Nov. 17, 2014 (last revised).
Michael Kagan, Le Moyne College,
kagan@lemoyne.edu
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