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Philosophy of Values: Period 3 - Class #4 9/28/06
Unfortunately there were no scones or cookies or other yummy treats today. There was tea and coffee but that had been all that Wilson was up to pulling together. He was there, leaning against the desk in his habitual suit and tie, though his right arm was heavily bandaged and a sling held it bundled close to his body. He’d set aside his pain pills in exchange for being sharp and alert for class and was staring down at the floor as if he might be seriously regretting that decision.
Of all the times for his TA to be MIA.
As the students settled into their chairs, Wilson pushed off the front of the desk, to start his lecture as Lyra began to pass out a handout for the day’s lecture.
"Good morning."
Lecture:
Handling the overhead projector with one hand was a bugger but he managed well enough and got started into the lecture.
"Today we’re going to discuss the Philosophy of Chance vs Choice or the Philosophy of Free Will. If you would all please refer to the handout I just distributed we’ll get started."
For the next half hour, Wilson went over the material in the handout, touching on some aspects a little more heavily than others, as it was a complex subject enough subject and could probably turn the head around fairly quickly, but needless to say it was one that was dear to his heart, for obvious reasons.
Class Participation:
Finally, about forty minutes into the lecture, about the time he was starting to really feel like crap, Wilson made his way back to his desk and leaned against it.
"All right, so what are we looking at here? The idea of our own Free Will and is there such a thing? Do we truly have Free Will to make pure choices or does the random affect of Chance, pollute that purity for its own cause? Or could Chance be the foundation of Choice, offering us the ability to exercise our Free Will upon the Choices presented to us by the chance happenings in our lives?"
Homework:
After the discussions were winding up, Wilson pushed away from the desk and pulled a small box he had towards the back forward, giving it a tap.
"For homework, please pick up a copy of King Oedipus. I want you to read it and give me an essay no less than a single space full page on the idea of Chance vs Free Will in the story."
[ooc: OCDs are up! Class is in sessionon the way]
Of all the times for his TA to be MIA.
As the students settled into their chairs, Wilson pushed off the front of the desk, to start his lecture as Lyra began to pass out a handout for the day’s lecture.
"Good morning."
Lecture:
Handling the overhead projector with one hand was a bugger but he managed well enough and got started into the lecture.
"Today we’re going to discuss the Philosophy of Chance vs Choice or the Philosophy of Free Will. If you would all please refer to the handout I just distributed we’ll get started."
For the next half hour, Wilson went over the material in the handout, touching on some aspects a little more heavily than others, as it was a complex subject enough subject and could probably turn the head around fairly quickly, but needless to say it was one that was dear to his heart, for obvious reasons.
Class Participation:
Finally, about forty minutes into the lecture, about the time he was starting to really feel like crap, Wilson made his way back to his desk and leaned against it.
"All right, so what are we looking at here? The idea of our own Free Will and is there such a thing? Do we truly have Free Will to make pure choices or does the random affect of Chance, pollute that purity for its own cause? Or could Chance be the foundation of Choice, offering us the ability to exercise our Free Will upon the Choices presented to us by the chance happenings in our lives?"
Homework:
After the discussions were winding up, Wilson pushed away from the desk and pulled a small box he had towards the back forward, giving it a tap.
"For homework, please pick up a copy of King Oedipus. I want you to read it and give me an essay no less than a single space full page on the idea of Chance vs Free Will in the story."
[ooc: OCDs are up! Class is in session
Re: Class Participation
though without the spiffy white jacketWilson winced as he nodded, the action pulling on his shoulder."So you would say that we have a Free Will choice to respond to the influences of our environment?" Then, because he figured Willow would be just enough of a geek to enjoy linkage in subject matter, he continued. "What do you think Miss Rosenberg, is Free Will a product of Nature or Nurture?"
Re: Class Participation
Willow thought about Dr. Wilson's other question. "I think we're born with the capacity for Free Will, but we can be trained not to have it. Like somebody could be told from birth that they were going to be a balloon animal maker and it might not occur to them that they could say no, they'd rather be an accountant."