– The film “A Beautiful Mind” starring Russell Crowe should be rented or bought this week and watched. Next Friday, April 1, I will send out Exam #2 which will cover this movie, Aurelius Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Roger Bacon. The exam will include philosophical applications to the movie.
– A..How would the following ideas from Aurelius Augustine help us better understand the life of Prof. John Nash and/or how would the following ideas have helped Prof. John Nash or any of the other characters to a better life? Terms are: illumination, Sapientia, Scientia, the perfection of the soul (in the textbook), (all 4 of these)
samples of how the question are attached below
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The answer should show that you watched the film and especially that you understand these terms. In other words, you should not just say something like “Prof. Nash should have had more sapientia in his life.” You would need to say what sapientia is, what that sapientia would look like, and to what extent the sapientia should be immediate or mediate. In other words, you have to show that you have come to grips with an understanding of the terms explained in this course.
Any of the above terms used by Augustine should be underlined. If used more than once, the term should be underlined each time. The grade is reduced if the words are not underlined.
The answer should be a minimum of 150 words. Try to keep the length under 300 words, but there is no specific maximum.
– How would the following ideas from Thomas Aquinas help us better understand the life of Prof. Nash and/or how would the following ideas have helped Prof. Nash to a better life? Terms are:
connaturality, God, telos, Cardinal Sins, Theological Virtues, four causes, potentiality, actuality, uncaused cause. (use six (6) of these)
The answer should show that you watched the film and especially that you understand these terms. In other words, you should not just say something like “Prof. Nash should have had the correct telos in his life.” You would need to explain what a telos for Aquinas and Aristotle is, what the telos would be based upon, and to what extent his telos should be consistent with Greek and Catholic philosophies.
Any of the above terms used by Aquinas should be underlined. If used more than once, the term should be underlined each time. Grade reduced if not underlined.
The number of words is the same as for Question #1.
– My Analytics from youtube reveals that too few of you are keeping up with the videos — #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21.
youtube links
-lecture 16-https://youtu.be/F6UV7Gkc10E
-lecture 17-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=313I8Ri6fc8
lecture 18-https://youtu.be/h3eaUycnBkU.
lecture 19-https://s.real.com/0Zny33
lecture 20-https://youtu.be/CVkQSMuUQB0
lecture 21 – https://youtu.be/QePF7YQ5iT8
