Capstone - Selfhood and Self-Knowledge (capstone seminar Spring 2022)
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Capstone - Selfhood and Self-Knowledge (capstone seminar Spring 2022)

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May 1, 2022 3:37 PM
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Instructor: Prof. Hagop Sarkissian

Email: hagop.sarkissian@baruch.cuny.edu

Classroom: VC 5-298

Class Times: MW 12:50p - 2:05p

Office: VC 5-298

Office hours: Weds 9:30-11:00am or other times by appointment.

Format: This is a seminar. Participation is expected, and a significant portion of your grade will be based on participation. We will be working through the material together in a joint effort to explore the main concepts at play. In other words, this is not a normal lecture-based course that I have taught repeatedly in the past. It is an opportunity for me to do research with you. Please see below for further information.

Some course information that you are less likely to use throughout the semester are included here. Scroll down for stuff you’re more likely to use throughout, including a section on Assessments and Grading and the Reading List.

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COURSE DESCRIPTION
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LEARNING GOALS
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CLASS POLICIES
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STUDENT COUNSELING
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ACCESSIBILITY
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PLAGIARISM

ASSESSMENTS AND GRADING

I need to assess how you’re doing in the course. I will do so through the following methods. Click on toggle at the left to expand.

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Reading Quizzes = (10%)
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Participating in Class Discussions = 10%
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Weekly comment on Notion = 10%
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Presenting (2x) = 20%
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Abstracts for final paper = 20%
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Final paper = 30%

READINGS

This is a zero textbook course (ZTC). All readings and other content will be hosted on this website.

The schedule below should be self-explanatory, but if it isn’t:

  • The first column provides the course meeting date.
  • The second column provides the general topic. Click the topic to get to the readings page for that session. You’ll find the readings there.

PHI 4900 Reading Schedule

Date
Topic (Click to view readings)
Readings
January 31, 2022
Intro to the Course

Syllabus review; brainstorming in class (no readings)

February 2, 2022
Background and Context

The Great Learning; Ivanhoe “Introduction”

February 7, 2022
Analects—Rituals and Self-Formation

Selected passages from the Analects; Puett and Gross-Loh (2016)

February 9, 2022
Analects—Self and Family

Selected passages from the Analects; Sarkissian (2010)

February 14, 2022
Analogizing Others to Oneself

Selected passages from the Analects; Chan (2000)

February 16, 2022
Selves, Communities, and Networks

Tan (2003)

February 21, 2022
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COLLEGE CLOSED

! NO MEETING !

February 23, 2022
Selves and Roles

Dare (2020)

February 28, 2022
Self and the concept of “Face”

Qi (2011)

March 2, 2022
First Unit Recap

CLASS EXERCISES

March 7, 2022
Zhuangzi and Perspective

Zhuangzi Chapter 1

March 9, 2022
Zhuangzi and Transformation

Zhuangzi Chapter 2

March 14, 2022
Zhuangzi on Engagement

Zhuangzi Chapter 3-4

March 16, 2022
Zhuangzi (conclusion of Inner Chapters)

Zhuangzi Chapter 5-7

March 21, 2022
Self and Flow

Csikszentmihalyi “Flow”

March 23, 2022
Self-Searching and Denial of the World

Siddhartha 1-4

March 28, 2022
Playing the Game of Life

Siddhartha 5-8

March 30, 2022
Self, Impermanence, and Enlightenment

Siddhartha 9-12

April 4, 2022
The Good True Self

Strohminger, N., Knobe, J., & Newman, G. (2017)

April 6, 2022
What’s the Point of a True Self?

Leuenberger, M. (2021).

April 11, 2022
The Good True Self—Good or Bad?

Stichter, M. (2021).

April 13, 2022
Second Unit Recap and Essay Prep

CLASS EXERCISES

April 18, 2022 → April 20, 2022
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SPRING BREAK

SPRING BREAK

April 25, 2022
Virtue, Wisdom and Selfhood in Aristotle

Kraut (2018)

April 27, 2022
Wisdom Revisited: A Folk-Inspired Model

Tiberius and Smartwood (2011)

May 2, 2022
Experimental Approaches to Wisdom

Santos et al (2017); Grossmann et al (2019)

May 4, 2022
Self-knowledge and Effective Action

Sarkissian (forthcoming)

May 9, 2022
Paper abstract presentations

NO READINGS; PRESENTATIONS

May 11, 2022
Paper abstract presentations

NO READINGS; PRESENTATIONS

May 16, 2022
Paper abstract presentations

NO READINGS; PRESENTATIONS