Monthly Archives: September 2022

As you know, this is another weird week. Baruch is closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, so we will NOT be meeting in person. I haven’t assigned any new reading this week, so this is an opportunity to catch up on … Continue reading →

Personally, I can still see this type of argument for God made to this very day. While we make discovery after discovery, we won’t be able to see what God sees. Ultimately, we won’t be able to comprehend everything, only … Continue reading →

Please respond to any two of the following questions: 1.  What is the narrator’s purpose in writing these “confessions”?  How do you know? 2.  For Rousseau, what is the relationship between feeling and thinking? 3.  How does Rousseau describe his … Continue reading →

As you know, this is a weird week. The college will be closed on Monday and Tuesday; we meet as usual on Wednesday, and then Thursday is an institutional Monday! This week, for the first time this semester, I am … Continue reading →

I hope that your understanding of Pope’s “Essay on Man” was deepened and enriched by our class on Wednesday, September 21st.  In a comment on this post, please share your most important “takeaways” from our exploration of the poem together.  … Continue reading →

In preparation for our conversation on Wednesday, I recorded  a  short video   about the Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution.  You will need to use the passcode: VGr21%**. to access the video.   Once you’ve watched the video, please share one scientific … Continue reading →

Hello! My name is Jonathan Alas, I don’t mind what I’m called, Jon or Jonathan is fine. My pronouns are he/him. I am a political science major and I am a junior at Baruch. I transferred here this semester from … Continue reading →

—  Describe one aspect of the play that seems very modern to you and one that seems very dated or old-fashioned. The play Tartuffe had a well balanced mix that had events that could relate to back in the day … Continue reading →