[We are reading Hobbes. But I think you’ll prefer dealing with him over Rousseau.]
Monday: Hobbes, Leviathan, Chs. 17 and 18. Focus question: Who is the Leviathan, and what does Hobbes mean by conceiving of such a person? You should be ready to interpret the section on the bottom of page 109, using the techniques and attention to detail that are necessary for close reading — but you should also be prepared to answer the question based on what you’ve read in other parts of these chapters.
Wednesday: wrapping up Plato and Goldman. Bring passages from either that you think are confusing, problematic, or which you think could be used in conjunction with each other in an essay.
Friday: prepping for group conferences, and talking about the revision.
I’ll be looking for a volunteer to anonymously share the first paragraph (or possibly the first page) of their rough draft for the whole class to look at and respond to next Friday morning. We’ll be thinking about how to frame a paper in introduction, and introduce the scope. The volunteer benefits because he/she gets extra participation points, and lots of feedback from the whole class. The class and I will make suggestions about what is and isn’t working in your paper, but we’ll do this respectfully and constructively. If you’re interested, email me. In order to do this, you’ll need to commit to having the first page of your rough draft to me a little early — say, by 5 p.m. on Thursday.
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