{"id":177,"date":"2017-04-02T13:32:07","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T17:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/images-of-hell\/?page_id=177"},"modified":"2017-04-05T17:18:48","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T21:18:48","slug":"analysis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/images-of-hell\/analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"posttitle\">In this section, we shall consider what it means to think <em>analytically<\/em>.\u00a0 But this, I mean breaking down a topic and then reconstructing it to provide a new perspectives on something.\u00a0 I am especially interested in\u00a0statements that\u00a0have this form:\u00a0 \u201cIf I think this\u2026., then this\u2026..\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our goal in\u00a0reflecting on the\u00a0topics below will be to consider the relationship between our conceptions of Hell and human behavior.\u00a0\u00a0My basic proposition is that the way we define the world will have important\u00a0implications for how we should act.<\/p>\n<p>Consider these issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does it matter whether there continue to be different conceptions of Hell in our society?<\/li>\n<li>How is our conception\u00a0of Hell related to our moral options?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>IMAGE SEVEN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>PRONOUNCEMENTS AND THREATS:\u00a0 \u201cGO TO HELL!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>22. Tuesday, April 4.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Film and Discussion<\/em>: Stanley Milgram, \u201cObedience\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A classic psychological experiment with implications for the assessment of human nature.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On Milgram: <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milgram_experiment\">READ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p><strong>23. \u00a0Thursday, April 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Discussion<\/em>: \u00a0Today, I want to \u00a0begin discussing two interrelated questions: \u00a01) What is the human condition? and 2) what can we do&#8211;or should we do to ensure that people act morally?<\/p>\n<p>To facilitate this discussion, I am asking you to read two of the most vivid chapters from Fyodr Dostoevsky\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Brother\u2019s Karamazov. \u00a0As you read the chapters, ask yourself: \u00a0what is Ivan Karamazov\u2019s \u201cargument\u201d about the human condition? \u00a0What do you make of his recommendations as expressed through the Grand Inquisitor?<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An excerpt from Fyodr Dostoevsky, <em>The Brothers Karam<\/em><em>azov<\/em> Ivan Karamazov\u2019s sobering thoughts on \u201cRebellion\u201d: 236-263 (HAND-OUT)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Chemical Attack in Syria&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/04\/04\/world\/middleeast\/syria-gas-attack.html?_r=0\">READ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Note<\/em>:\u00a0 No self-respecting Notre Dame student should graduate without reading <em>The Brothers Karamazov<\/em> in its entirety. The book will change the way you look at life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Your second writing assignment is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/images-of-hell\/second-essay-assignment\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p><strong>\u00a024. \u00a0Tuesday, April 11<br \/>\n<\/strong><em><br \/>\nDiscussion<\/em>: \u00a0In this section, I want to explore the connection between our understanding of hell and moral behavior. \u00a0I am interested in addressing two questions: \u00a01) Can we be good without Hell (i.e., \u00a0Do we need to believe in Hell to maintain a civilized society?)? \u00a02) Or will belief in Hell lead us to worse behavior?<\/p>\n<p>In preparation for this discussion, please think about this question: \u00a0 On what basis does humanity learn to do the \u201cright\u00a0 thing\u201d?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jerry Walls: \u201cCan we be Good without Hell?\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/nd.edu\/~amcadams\/Hell2012\/Walls.html\">PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Elie Wiesel, Nobel Prize Speech:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nd.edu\/~amcadams\/Hell2010\/Wieselnobelspeech.html\">PRINT AND RE-READ<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bishop John Henry Spong, \u201cHell is an invention of the church\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SF6I5VSZVqc\">WATCH AND TAKE NOTES<\/a><\/li>\n<li>On religion in general: \u00a0Richard <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/10\/20\/books\/20dawkins.html?ref=richard_dawkins\">Dawkins<\/a>, \u201cReligion\u2019s real child abuse\u201d (handout)<\/li>\n<li>Belief in Hell and Criminality:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/uonews.uoregon.edu\/archive\/news-release\/2012\/6\/belief-hell-according-international-data-associated-reduced-crime\">\u00a0READ<\/a>.\u00a0 For background on this fascinating research:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/sharifflab.com\/\">SCAN<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Our Values Survey: An assessment of your findings about your personal beliefs (please bring your copy of the Values Survey to class)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>25. \u00a0Thursday, April 13<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><em>Music from Hell<\/em>:\u00a0 It\u2019s no surprise that there is a direct relationship between what musicians (and other artists) have to say about Hell and how they expect people to act.\u00a0 How\u00a0 many songs in the following genres invoke the concept of Hell?:\u00a0 Metal, punk, heavy rock, existential rock, grunge, rap, the blues.\u00a0 Comparatively speaking, how many invoke\u00a0 the concept\u00a0 of heaven?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PRINT AND READ<\/strong>:\u00a0 Compare John Lennon\u2018s lyrics in \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/nd.edu\/~amcadams\/Hell2009\/Imagine.doc\">Imagine<\/a>\u201d with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ew.com\/ew\/article\/0,,304324,00.html\">Nirvana<\/a>\u2018s Kurt Cobain&#8217;s lyrics in \u201d<a href=\"http:\/\/nd.edu\/~amcadams\/Hell2009\/LakeofFire.doc\">Lake of Fire<\/a>\u201c<\/li>\n<li><strong>LISTEN<\/strong>: \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WB0vN1qGKCU&amp;feature=related\">Imagine<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/x1ehdg_nirvana-lake-of-fire_family\">Lake of Fire<\/a>\u201c<\/li>\n<li><em>The People\u2019s Choices<\/em>:\u00a0\u00a0 Your nominations will be HERE when you post them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For today&#8217;s discussion, please bring 16 copies of the lyrics of a song which, in your view, best captures both the meaning of Hell and its implications. \u00a0All musical genres are acceptable. Nothing is forbidden.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong><em>Please leave your technology at home. 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