Hit the Nail on the Head.pptx

A New English Course Book 5 You Nanchun 游南醇 School of Foreign Studies South China Normal University Email: younanchun@ Course Objectives 1. Learn to think critically, to have deep thought Critical thinking has been described as “reasonable reflective thinking focused on deciding what to believe or do.” It has also been described as “thinking about thinking.” Learn to doubt Learn to find questions Develop a sharp mind, or become mentally sharper 2. Develop a reading habit 1. Learn to think critically Kant said that the point of Enlightenment was to overcome our ‘immaturity’ by daring to think for ourselves, rather than accepting the authority of others. Foucault summarizes: “ we are in a state of ‘immaturity’ when a book takes the place of our understanding, when a spiritual director takes the place of our conscience, and when a doctor decides for us what our diet is to be”. --Foucault: A Very Short Introduction by Gary Cutting Michel Foucault Michel Foucault (French: [miʃɛl fuko]; born Paul-Michel Foucault) (15 October 1926 – 25 June 1984) was a French philosopher, social theorist, historian of ideas, and literary critic. Your time is limited, so dont waste it living someone elses life. Dont be trapped by dogma -- which is living with the results of other peoples thinking. Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. --Commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs at Stanford University on June 12, 2005. The main interest in life and work is to become someone else that you were not in the beginning. If anyone could change me , could make me not me , it was you ---- Congfu Panda 如果说我曾经教苏菲任何事的话，那就是：要有批判性的思考态度。黑格尔称之为否定的思考。--《苏菲的世界》p.499-500 2. develop a reading habit 大学学什么 必须是容忍多样性的，至少要容北大不教的东西到底是什么呢？从薛先生的书里，大概可以概括为：大学学什么，正确的专业意识，读和写，以及论辩。 郑也夫先生有一篇演讲稿，就是“大学教育教什么？”归纳为三个方面：读书、写论文和