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SUMMARY:Solutions and Illusions
DESCRIPTION:On May 4\, Chris Swanson will give the twelfth talk in the series “It’s Complicated: The Histories Behind What We Think We Know.” \nWhen a populous and complex society has problems\, they are always big ones that need big solutions. But who is going to provide these big solutions? Private enterprise? (Should we trust in Adam Smith’s “invisible hand” to guide our resources to address issues in the most efficient way?) Government? (Do we need its authority and power to tackle the problems since private enterprise is too profit-focused?) Independent\, non-profit organizations? (Do we need a humanitarian focus?) The situation is indeed complicated! This class will examine the value and inherent limitations of each option. And while recognizing that our desires and hopes for solutions are good\, Chris will make the case that the hope for a solution is ultimately an illusion but that hope in God will not be disappointed. \nChris Swanson is the president of Gutenberg College where he has been a tutor since the college opened its doors in 1994. He has a B.S. in physics and math from Westmont College (1986) and both an M.S. (1987) and Ph.D. (1992) in physics from the University of Oregon. He has also done post-doctoral research at the University of Oregon and taught at Westmont College in California. \nThis class may be attended in person at Gutenberg College or online via Zoom. There is a small charge for remote attendance. Registration is required to attend via Zoom. \nRegister for ZoomMore Information & Cost 
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SUMMARY:Young Philosophers:What Is Language?May 12
DESCRIPTION:“Life has never been normal\,” wrote C. S. Lewis in an address to students at the outset of World War II. If we are waiting for a better time to pursue truth\, goodness\, and beauty\, we may never get started. In the Young Philosophers series\, Gutenberg College opens its (virtual) doors to high-school-age participants for thoughtful online discussion of important ideas. \nWhat makes you think that we speak the same language? In this academic year’s final session of Young Philosophers\, we turn our attention to the one thing that every philosophical discussion begins with: language itself. Is it just a bunch of arbitrary signs made up by people no wiser than we are? What\, if anything\, do abstractions like humanity refer to? Can two people ever really be sure that they are talking about the same thing? Join us as we consider questions like these alongside Scottish philosopher Thomas Reid with his “philosophy of common sense.” \nAttendee Requirements: High-school age\nMaximum Attendees: 12\nMore about Young Philosophers\n\n  \nRegister Here for Zoom Attendance  \nLeading this session of Young Philosophers will be Chris Alderman. Chris Alderman is a tutor at Gutenberg College\, where he teaches writing\, Greek\, and German. Chris has self-published two collections of poetry\, Poems in Verse and Ephemerides.
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SUMMARY:Understanding Group Think and Selfhood with the Help of Hoffer and Orwell
DESCRIPTION:On May 18\, Colin Stetter will give the thirteenth talk in the series “It’s Complicated: The Histories Behind What We Think We Know.” \nThe past 100 years has seen the rise of a variety of mass movements\, promoting just as varied motives and goals. This class will explore Eric Hoffer’s The True Believer in an effort to understand what mass movements appeal to in the individual and what sort of person is especially attracted to mass movements. We will compare Hoffer’s ideas\, a “bottom up” approach\, to Orwell’s “top down” observations regarding the tools modern political structures employ to achieve mass obedience. \nColin Stetter graduated from Gutenberg College in 2004 after writing a senior thesis (passed with distinction) on Marx’s and Solzhenitsyn’s views on the nature of man. He currently works as a manual and cnc machinist for an independent job shop in Eugene. His interests include hiking\, camping\, high-speed tactical larping\, reading the Bible\, and science fiction. He is a practitioner of Filipino Kali\, and is working on a theory of everything. So far he has resolved 742 things. He is married with two daughters. \nThis class may be attended in person at Gutenberg College or online via Zoom. There is a small charge for remote attendance. Registration is required to attend via Zoom. \nRegister for ZoomMore Information & Cost 
URL:https://gutenberg.edu/event/understanding-group-think-and-selfhood-with-the-help-of-hoffer-and-orwell/
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