Steve Naragon

Professor of Philosophy
Dept. of Religion and Philosophy
Manchester College

Phone: 260.982.5041
ssnaragon@manchester.edu


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 Lunch in Marburg, Germany

“The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.”  — Aristotle

“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.”  — Mark Twain

“Education is a progressive discovery of our ignorance.”  — Will Durant

“Only the educated are free.”  — Epictetus

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”  — William Butler Yeats

“Non scholae, sed vitae discimus.” [We learn for life, not for school.]  — Seneca

“Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.”  — H. G. Wells

“The college was not founded to give society what it wants.  Quite the contrary.”  — May Sarton

Office and Hours: ADM 231c, hours by appointment or as posted on my weekly schedule.


Courses offered for Fall 2009

Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 201A) 3 hrs. — TR, 8:00-9:15 AM.  Classroom: SCI 101 [syllabus] [online syllabus]

Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 201B) 3 hrs. — TR, 12:30-1:45 PM.  Classroom: SCI 104 [syllabus] [online syllabus]

Logic (PHIL 230) 3 hrs. — MWF, 2:00-2:50 PM.  Classroom: ADM 232 [syllabus]

Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (PHIL 316) 3 hrs. — MWF, 10:00-10:50 AM.  Classroom: ADM 219 [syllabus] [online syllabus]

Senior Seminar (REL/PHIL 465) 3 hrs. — MWF, 12:00-12:50 PM.  Classroom: SCI 102 [syllabus] — team-taught with Kate Eisenbise.


Course offered for Summer 2009

Introduction to Philosophy (PHIL 201A) 3 hrs. — Online.  Classroom: The World [online syllabus]


MISCELLANEA

• The (old) MC Mission Statement

• Discover the Meaning of Life in three easy steps

• Haiku Error Messages

• Robert Newman’s History of Oil [Download: 27.6 MB] [On Robert Newman, see his website]

• Walter Benjamin on Klee’s Angel

• Religion and Politics: Read Barack Obama’s “Call to Renewal Keynote Address” (June 28, 2006)

• Race and Politics: Read and hear Barack Obama’s “More Perfect Union” speech in Philadelphia (March 18, 2008)

• Democracy in America: See Ralph Nader’s talk on “The Good Fight” at Codys Books (December 29, 2006)

• An interpretation of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave

• Another interpretation of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave

• 1959 BBC Interview with Bertrand Russell (1st of 3 parts)

• Richard Feynman on Answering “Why”-Questions

• Philosophy Soccer: Greece v Germany

Manchester College   //    Registrar   //    Department of Religion and Philosophy    //    Last updated: 29 Oct 2009