lunes, 12 de agosto de 2019

First 25%



As it was told in class last friday, this coming friday august 16th, we will be evaluating our first 25% of the course. The idea is to have a glance over the first reading on Parrhesia and the second one on Nietszche, Relativism and Truth and to bring it up to our context in terms of time and space. Be ready to participate asking questions and carrying out the discussion of the matter of truth. Just as we have done it during these first sessions.

Nietzsche, Relativism and Truth



Based on the previous reading and video,
  1. How did Nietzsche understand the concept of Truth?
  2. What literary figures are exposed in the video that help to grasp the concept of truth? Please give out examples.
  3. Why is there a need for lying?
  4. What is truth made of?
  5. How do language and art play around the concept of truth?


viernes, 9 de agosto de 2019

Parrhesia

The meaning of the word parrhesia related to 5 different views


Based on the previous readings:

  1. Define the concept of parrhesia in your own words.
  2. Is it possible to practice parrhesia nowadays? If so, how?
  3. What is the main obstacle for being a true parrhesiastes in our context?
  4. What other practices do we use as feasible alternatives to parrhesia?