April 2013

8 Intro: Hell is other people Mirror Game Getting to know our interpersonal environment 15 Discuss Salinger through Chapter 20 IQ Test

9 Studies in the Other Read and Discuss Simmel Fear in a Hat

10 Discuss Salinger through Chapter 7 The House Visualization

11 Studies in the Other Read and Discuss Woolf Sociometrics

12 Discuss Salinger through Chapter 14 Family/Friend Relationship Paper Due Family Sociograms 19 Discuss Camus through Pt. I, Book III Catcher in the Rye Thesis Paper Due The Cube Visualization 26 Discuss Camus Through the End Self/Stranger Relationship Paper Due The Universe and the Self: the I Ching

16 Studies in the Self Read and Discuss Sartre Johari Window

17 Discuss Salinger through End Hammer or Nail

18 Studies in the Self Read and Discuss Nietschze Locus of Control

22 Discuss Camus 23 Studies in the Other Through Pt. I, Book Read and Discuss Sher VI Hope in a Hat Myers-Briggs Test

24 Discuss Camus Through Pt. II, Book III Jungian Shadow Exercise

25 Studies in the Other Read and Discuss The Good Samaritan Zamora Personality Test

29 Enneagrams

30 Studies in the Self: Read and Discuss Fromm Vertical and Horizontal Identities

1 Paper Workshop The Temperaments with an Old Friend

2 Studies in the Self: Read and Discuss Branden Moral Foundations Test

3 The Stranger Thesis Paper Due In the Memory of Others: Writing Your Own Eulogy

Who are you? Who are they? What is the difference between the two and how do they mutually define each other? These are the admittedly large questions that we will be grappling with during this class. Readings:

The Stranger, by Albert Camus The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger The Stranger by Georg Simmel Freedom and Bad Faith by Jean-Paul Sartre The Death of the Moth by Virginia Woolf Work in an Alienated Society by Erich Fromm Isnt Everyone Selfish? By Nathaniel Branden Excerpts from Freidrich Nietzsche The Man in the Well by Ira Sher The Good Samaritan by Luke the Evangelist
Writings: 750 word exploratory writing on your relationship to a friend or family member 750 word exploratory writing on your relationship to yourself or to strangers 750 word thesis on The Stranger 750 word thesis on The Catcher in the Rye Writing Exercises in Class

IamBinders Students will compile all their papers and in-class work in an organized, neatly kept, and attractively decorated 3-ring binder. This binder will be handed in periodically and at the end of the class. Evaluation Class Participation (50%) o 10% - Attendance and Punctuality o 10% - Basic Comportment (Not Being a Jerk) o 10% - Efficient and Effective Use of In-Class Reading Time o 10% - Efficient and Effective Use of In-Class Work Time o 10% - Positive and Full Participation in Class Discussion IamBinders (50%) o 10% - Organization, Neatness, Attractiveness, and Completeness of Binder o 10% - Each paper, cumulatively worth 40% of your grade The 25/50 rule is in effect for this class. If a student misses 25% (5) or more of the class sessions s/he will receive an automatic failing grade. If a student is late for and/or absent for 50% (10) or more of the class sessions s/he will receive an automatic failing grade.