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Life in Charlottesville, Virginia: community, events, real estate, lifestyle, the choices we make and more than a few random observations!
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Welcome to Harvard University
via nytimes.com
Michael J. Sandel, Harvard Moral Philosopher, now teaching on PBS. The article linked, from the Times, describes the course and series or you can direct link to the class here.
From the course website, a description of episode 1: The Moral Side of Murder:
If you had to choose between (1) killing one person to save the lives of five others and (2) doing nothing even though you knew that five people would die right before your eyes if you did nothing—what would you do? What would be the right thing to do? That’s the hypothetical scenario Professor Michael Sandel uses to launch his course on moral reasoning. After the majority of students votes for killing the one person in order to save the lives of five others, Sandel presents three similar moral conundrums—each one artfully designed to make the decision more difficult. As students stand up to defend their conflicting choices, it becomes clear that the assumptions behind our moral reasoning are often contradictory, and the question of what is right and what is wrong is not always black and white.
The Green Dorm
Great article about sustainable living at college.
The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard
Link to a larger screen version at the storyofstuff.com
My family and I first saw this video over a year ago, I think. It seems to be making the rounds online again: it's suddenly become controversial. Definitely worth a look and I, for one, think it should absolutely be shown in schools.
Mannerly Advice from the Father of our Country
A guest on the Colbert show just made reference to "George Washington's Rule of Behavior" , which I had never heard of, but here they are, and they are actually fascinating.
Our first president did not originate these maxims or "Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour
In Company and Conversation", but is often credited for his copy of them, originally made, it is alleged, when he was a school boy in his teens.
Women Versed in Self-Help and New Age Spirituality Work to Lead Others
via nytimes.com
Are these young women on to something my generation ( for a large part ) missed or figured out "later in life" or are they just very savvy about monetizing spirituality?
The Smart List: 12 Shocking Ideas That Could Change the World
Warning: The ideas expressed here may be dangerous. For this year's list, we walked right past the usual suspects and went looking for trouble. We wanted radicals, heretics, agitators—big thinkers with controversial, game-changing propositions. We found a prison reformer who wants to empty jails, an economist who thinks foreign aid hurts more than it helps, and a military theorist who believes the US should launch preemptive cyberattacks, right now. Then there's secretary of defense robert gates, who wants to win wars, not just prep for them. Risky? Sure. But this is no time to play it safe.
Illustration: Tucker & Bennett
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via wired.com
Sure to be thought provoking.
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