This is so cool! Are video games art? I wish I had thought of this question! November 16, 2010

Not required reading, of course. But take a look at the different views: Link to article (New Scientist, 9/2010)

Reading for Thursday: John Rawls on Justice November 16, 2010

John Rawls presented his basic views on justice first in several early papers and then more comprehensively in A Theory of Justice (1971). The following very short excerpt is taken from that book. (more…)

If you did not bring in art to trade, use one of these… November 16, 2010

You can use Mozart’s last symphony: LINK TO LISTEN

You can use Little Lion Man by Mumford & Sons (lots of discussion on the web about this song’s meaning, but the discussion focuses on the lyrics. Should you do this when analyzing music? Or is that feeble?) LINK FOR VIDEO

You can use the poem that follows, or you can use Lisa Sanditz’s art.

Sanditz’s art, LINK TO SEE

And for the poem from a fellow faculty member… (more…)