Tuesday, February 15

Image IV. Tyrants and Madmen: "The devil's banquet . . ."

Robert Todd Carroll, "Satan," The Skeptic's Dictionary *
Milovan Djilas, Conversations with Stalin, pp. 56-84. *
Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem, pp. 36-55. *

Thursday, February 17 ***No Class*** (I will be in Berlin)

Tuesday, February 22 and Thursday, February 24

Image V. Stalinist Terror: "A self-imposed hell. . ."

Arthur Koestler, Darkness at Noon

There will be a film on Thursday, February 24. This will take place both in class and in the evening.

Richard Bugajski, "The Interrogation" (film)

Prepare for film by reading here.

Thursday, March 3

Concluding Discussion of Arthur Koestler, Darkness at Noon and Bugakski's "The Interrogation"

Friday, March 5 and Sunday, March 15

SEMESTER BREAK

Tuesday, March 17

Hell: A Discussion of our Progress thus far.

Thursday, March 19 and Tuesday, March 24 *** Second Paper Due ***

Image VI. The Technological Future: "A hell of your own making . . ."

Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
Peter Singer, "Taking Life: Humans," from Practical Ethics*

Browse through this site on Peter Singer.

Manohla Dargis, "One Word for What's Happening to Actors' Faces Today: Plastics"

Thursday, March 26, *** Easter Thursday: No Class ***

Tuesday, March 29

Second Debate: "The hell of our own making . . ."


* denotes Course Reader