October Journeyman

 This course is an attempt to strike at the root.

--- The ten Boom Institute

Principles of Liberty - Natural Law

Study/Learn

1 - Watch Lecture 1 (from the CD) and take notes.

 Write down your thoughts and questions about the Tytler Cycle

2 - Read The 5000 Year Leap Principles 1 & 5

3 - Read “The Nature of Natural Law” by Mortimer Adler

Know/Understand

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TO DO AND JOURNAL FOR 15 MINUTES AFTER YOU WRITE THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS:

COME TO CLASS PREPARED WITH A CREATIVE WAY TO DEMONSTRATE OR SHOW THE CLASS WHAT YOU LEARNED.

- Answer the following questions about Lecture 1:

      - How is history cyclical?

      -  How is history linear?

      -  Which is the right view of history?

      -  Why is the change in the meaning of happiness important?

      -  What is the most important thing you learned in this lecture?

- Compare the Forward (that you read last month) to "The 5000 Year Leap" to Lecture 1.  Write down your thoughts and questions as you consider the following:

      -  What similarities did you find between the lecture and the reading?

      -  Why are these similarities important?

- Choose an examples of natural law and come to class with an original, fun way to teach us about it.  What makes it a "natural law"?  How have people tried to violate this natural law?  What have been their results?

- Read an article on current events from one of the following news sources:
       - Imprimis newsletter (by Hillsdale College, conservative)
       - your local newspaper
       - The Economist (liberal)
       - The New American (conservative)
Come to class prepared to share the thoughts and insights you gained from the article you read.  How is natural law being respected and obeyed?  How is it not?  What things would be changed to better obey natural law?