Handout revision
Okay, I've done what I can with the handout for class, Katherine's and my references are on there (may need tweaking) and the page is full so we may need to leave out the table for you to put your other refernces in...let me know!
PH2004 It Shouldn’t Be Allowed - The Virtues of Idleness
0479808 Rebecca Coward 0524225 Robin Conroy 0616252 Katherine Roberts0523029 Jennifer Newell 0472092 Miles Johnson 0523839 Joanna Snow
Aims
Examine the quality of virtues and what they mean from philosophical perspective.Define societal expectations of an individual and how they must contribute to society and the impact of not conforming to expectationsTo define idleness, and laziness, and define how society perceives them, as well as the individual.To present perspectives of idleness- the positive and the negative impacts on society and the individualUse multimedia and written sources to illustrate these viewpointsGive examples of individuals- does circumstance surrounding the individual alter our judgement of them? Is it ever permissible to be idle?
Quotations
“If we are to have virtues we shall presumably have only such virtues as we have learned to get along with our most secret and heartfelt inclinations.” (Nietzsche, p47)
“Genius is born--not paid.” Oscar Wilde
“Only when you abandon everything without hesitation and turn to the Way will your mind and body, unhindered and unagitated, enjoy lasting peace.” Kenko
“Even the liberation of the oppressed has usually been inaugurated from above. Without the leisure class, mankind would never have emerged from barbarism.” Bertrand Russell
“Idleness is not just a psychological necessity….By allowing us time to figure out who we are, and what we believe; by allowing us time to consider what is unjust, and what we might do about it. By giving the inner life….its due. Which is precisely what makes idleness dangerous.” Mark Slouka
“ Signs are exchanged against each other rather than against the real.” (Baudrillard, p7)
Bibliography
Baudrillard, J. (2004) Symbolic Exchange and death. Sage: London.
Kenko, Y. (1998) Essays in Idleness. Wordsworth: Hertfordshire, Nietzsche, F. (1990) Beyond good and evil. Penguin: London
Russell, Bertrand, In Praise of Idleness (originally published in the Financial Times) at http://www.zpub.com/notes/idle.html
Robins, S. (2000) The Importance of Being Idle... a little book of Lazy Inspiration; Prion Books Limited: London.
Wilde, O. (2000)The Works of Oscar Wilde. Parragon: London
Slouka, Mark; Quitting the Paint Factory (originally published in Harper’s Magazine, Nov 2004) at http://adamantine.wordpress.com/stuff/quitting-the-paint-factory-by-mark-slouka/
http://www.direct.gov.uk/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/Taxes/BeginnersGuideToTax/BeginnersGuideToTaxArticles/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4015566&chk=U5MTGt
PH2004 It Shouldn’t Be Allowed - The Virtues of Idleness
0479808 Rebecca Coward 0524225 Robin Conroy 0616252 Katherine Roberts0523029 Jennifer Newell 0472092 Miles Johnson 0523839 Joanna Snow
Aims
Examine the quality of virtues and what they mean from philosophical perspective.Define societal expectations of an individual and how they must contribute to society and the impact of not conforming to expectationsTo define idleness, and laziness, and define how society perceives them, as well as the individual.To present perspectives of idleness- the positive and the negative impacts on society and the individualUse multimedia and written sources to illustrate these viewpointsGive examples of individuals- does circumstance surrounding the individual alter our judgement of them? Is it ever permissible to be idle?
Quotations
“If we are to have virtues we shall presumably have only such virtues as we have learned to get along with our most secret and heartfelt inclinations.” (Nietzsche, p47)
“Genius is born--not paid.” Oscar Wilde
“Only when you abandon everything without hesitation and turn to the Way will your mind and body, unhindered and unagitated, enjoy lasting peace.” Kenko
“Even the liberation of the oppressed has usually been inaugurated from above. Without the leisure class, mankind would never have emerged from barbarism.” Bertrand Russell
“Idleness is not just a psychological necessity….By allowing us time to figure out who we are, and what we believe; by allowing us time to consider what is unjust, and what we might do about it. By giving the inner life….its due. Which is precisely what makes idleness dangerous.” Mark Slouka
“ Signs are exchanged against each other rather than against the real.” (Baudrillard, p7)
Bibliography
Baudrillard, J. (2004) Symbolic Exchange and death. Sage: London.
Kenko, Y. (1998) Essays in Idleness. Wordsworth: Hertfordshire, Nietzsche, F. (1990) Beyond good and evil. Penguin: London
Russell, Bertrand, In Praise of Idleness (originally published in the Financial Times) at http://www.zpub.com/notes/idle.html
Robins, S. (2000) The Importance of Being Idle... a little book of Lazy Inspiration; Prion Books Limited: London.
Wilde, O. (2000)The Works of Oscar Wilde. Parragon: London
Slouka, Mark; Quitting the Paint Factory (originally published in Harper’s Magazine, Nov 2004) at http://adamantine.wordpress.com/stuff/quitting-the-paint-factory-by-mark-slouka/
http://www.direct.gov.uk/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/Taxes/BeginnersGuideToTax/BeginnersGuideToTaxArticles/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4015566&chk=U5MTGt
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