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Aristotle’s Politics

April 1, 2012 by Jake

Aristotle is one of the greatest thinkers, trail-blazers, and philosophical masters that has ever lived. His insights continue to inform in the subjects of Biology and Philosophy, and he is referred to as the father of Ethics and Zoology. His extensive knowledge in these categories helped him to make new connections and gain new insights [...]

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Hannah Arendt Essay, Pages 93-150

February 13, 2012 by Jake

IS Essay: Feb. 12th, 2012 Jake Maxmin     The Promise of Politics written by Hannah Arendt in the latter half of the 1950‘s sheds new light on the condition of politics around the world. Although this book might be considered out of date by some, its message has never been more true. Hannah Arendt [...]

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Week of the 6th Summary

February 13, 2012 by Jake

Hey everyone! Please check out my new video summary for the week of Feb. the 6th and my work with Ralph!  

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Video Summary, Week of the 30th

February 9, 2012 by Jake

Hey everyone! Check out my new video in which I recap my work from last week. I am trying out my new strategy of summarizing my weeks on camera. Let me know what you think.  

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Hannah Arendt, 114-150

February 8, 2012 by Jake

Hey Everyone!   Please check out my new video discussing pages 114-150 of Hannah Arendt’s book The Promise of Politics.   Thank you!

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Issues I am having with Blogging

February 8, 2012 by Jake

Hey Everyone!   Please check out this video in which I discuss the issues and struggles I am going through with my blogging. Please leave comments here or on the video.   Thanks so much!

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Week of the 23rd

January 29, 2012 by Jake

This week has been one of the most interesting and fruitful so far. The work with Ralph this week took off and we finally got a full week in to discuss and meditate over my reading in The Promise of Politics. Part of our discussion this week circled around Religion, Fate Vs. Destiny, and the idea [...]

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Growing my Network

January 24, 2012 by Jake

After reading Steven Downes remix of Steven Covey’s Seven habits of highly connected people I dedicated to put out a call for networked help in growing my research and communication community online. I am a young person looking for others blogging about the foundations of political thought.  My project overview is here: http://wiki.exchangelabratory.net/index.php?title=Foundations_for_Political_Thought_and_Action_in_the_Information_Age I am reaching out [...]

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Week of: January the 14th

January 22, 2012 by Jake

This week was an amazing initial experiance. Ralph and I spent quality time reviewing my reading from the Socrates section of Hannah Arendt’s The Promise of Politics, as well as I.F. Stone’s The Trail of Socrates. I had many points I wished to discuss from these books, mainly focusing around the idea of Doxa(Arendt, H., [...]

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Introduction to FoundPol 2012!

January 15, 2012 by Jake

Hello everyone! Great to be back up and running on the Global Civ site again. This spring semester holds many secrets and exciting adventures. I am pleased to announce the start of my 2012 independent study with Thomas Steele-Maley and Ralph Moore. This independent study is focusing on comparative politics and the inner dynamics of [...]

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