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=**Welcome to the Camp Hill //Salon//. Where Ideas Mingle and Mate**= I am hopeful this Wiki combined with our face to face conversations will support /foster a rich conversation about a wide range of "enlightened" topics. I am going to step aside for most of this unit. The "let me fill your brains with knowledge by talking at you Mr. Ziegler" will be mostly neutralized. And I love to talk about this topic! Rather I would like us to do a little digging on a few dominant themes that defined the Enlightenment Project and then weigh how these themes are considered today in particular contexts. You will do this with a partner. Additionally, you and your partner will facilitate a conversation(s) at the coffee house (rm 203). First thing is first-who can bring what? I will bring the coffee / hot chocolate...if convenient could you bring a coffee house snack? Finally, please bring your own mug to class as to cut down on the waste.

12.6 Haley. Abby 12.7 Natalie / Taylor 12.8 Raymond / Victoria 12.9 Ameer / Jamie 12.10 Aminah / Ian Who can make knowledge? AMEER AND MR. ZIEGLER Human sexuality (norms, values attached to this topic): RAYMOND JOSEPH JOHN SMERIGLIO AND JAMES DAVID KARL Music: Aminah and Victoria Human psychology: Brad and Haley Racial, religious, ethnic diversity / toleration : Privilege / Power: Ian Armstrong and Cooper Marsh Childhood:
 * Next, who is doing what**? Here is our list...you and your partner will need to pick one of the topics. There are 13 of you so somebody will have to work with me.
 * Economics:**
 * Education: MEGHAN AND ABBY**
 * Governance:**
 * Crime and Punishment: TAYLOR AND NATALIE**
 * Art: **
 * Organized religion:**
 * Gender:**
 * Warfare /diplomacy:**

2. Next, define a discussion question for the coffeehouse group. For example, in the 18th Century Voltaire discussed organized religion like this... how do we discuss this topic in the context of...today? Here is where I want a rich //philosophe// -like conversation. Sip your coffee, consider the claims, speak your mind...go onto "the assignment continued".
 * So what do I do?**
 * 1**. Do a dig! I want you to research (using Speilvogel and one other source: ideally a primary one) your chosen topic. I want you to be able to discuss how an "enlightened" figure(s) grappled with your chosen topic. **What was real to them? How did they know what they claimed to have known? How was that regarded in their particular contexts? How did the primary source speak to your analysis? That kind of epistemological, ontological talk---not to be pretentious, but to think and talk like the scholars do.**