Phl 340 / Hms 410:
PAPER TOPICS
w. dates of presentations
Lisa Calendar: Tues. April 11
Van Meter criticizes the philosophy of Albert Camus on the grounds
that the existential approach disconnects the human person's inner freedom
from the rest of the universe.
Matt Eggemeier: Thurs. April 13
Will compare the theologies of Karl Rahner and von Balthazar on
the role of free choice in their theories of universal salvation, with
some background of traditional theology on the issues.
Luke Jensen: Tues. April 11
Simone de Beauvoir raises basic questions about the conditions for
inner freedom, worth exploring further (specific sources not yet given).
Brent Scovik: Tues. April 18
In many social contexts abused women have limited freedom to be
themselves. (Sources not yet identified.)
Nick Siler: Thurs. April 13
Will analyze Karl Barth's criticism of Nietzsche's philosophy of
life in Thus Spak Zarathustra and The Will to Power, with
the help of some current critical commentary.
Scott Wagner: Thurs. April 13
Whether juveniles should be tried as adults, a currently debated
issue, depends on how responsible juveniles are able to be. From
a variety of current sources in law and criminology and pyschology, some
initial conclusions are possible
Becky Yerman: Tues. April 11
Will compare the two distinct theories of liberation in Simone de
Beauvoir and Frantz Fanon'a analyses of the condition of the oppressed,
as they appear in The Second Sex and Black Skin, White Masks.
Others: Tues. April 18.
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