These are notes for my own use. They are reminders, refreshers, or things I have never bothered to clarify until now. Or they are simply notes.
Epistemology: ways of knowing; nature of knowledge; way people acquire knowledge
Dialectic: practice of inquiry & argumentation through conversation/Q&A (Aristotle)
Parturition: process of giving birth
Rhetoric:
Classical: Greeks to 400 CE
Medieval: to 1400 CE
Ren: to 1700
Enlightenment: late 17th to 18th cent
19th: obvious
Modern & Post-Modern (isn't it hubristic to believe that we can accomplish two very different forms of rhetoric in less than one century? Perhaps these forms will not be seen as so different in a couple centuries.)
Rhetoric: largely prescriptive & not a form of inquiry (B&H 2)
Rhetorical theory seeks to penetrate the complexities of communication & persuasion.
Classical Rhetoric has 3 kinds of public speech:
1. Legal/forensic: regards the past, courts, judgment
2. Deliberative/political: to persuade for future; legislation
3. Ceremonial/ epideictic: to strengthen beliefs about the present; address public
Speech Prep 5 Steps
Invention
Arrangement
Style
Memory
Delivery
Topoi: stock formulas in which arguments can be cast
Syllogism: form of deductive reasoning: major premise, minor premise, conclusion that results
Enthymeme:
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Levine texts to get
Book: Powers of the Mind
Search: cross-cultural on study warriorhood & masculinity
Search: cross-cultural on study warriorhood & masculinity
Donald Levine's "Martial Arts as a Resource..."
"...for Liberal Education: The Case of Aikido"
Written in 1989 as a revision of a 1984 article, "The Liberal Arts and the Martial Arts," the article stands out to me in several ways.
First, in the first couple pages, Levine establishes clear links between Jutsu and Techne. If I am to work on rhetoric and MA at all, this is an obvious place for good ground.
Second, Levine differentiates between Budo and Bujutsu. I am not sure if his distinctions are accurate, so I want to read and confirm with Donn Draeger's texts before I go to far.
Nice quotable connection on page 2 between paedeia and Budo.
Some good introductory discussions and sources for more information on liberal education and humanitas.
Interesting points about democratic/scattered nature of western culture and the authoritarian/focused nature of many Asian martial arts.
Another interesting point of comparison might be how with the rise of MMA, and thus the cross-fertilization, much of the provincialism and authoritarianism (pg 10) might wear out, die out, or go away. Simply put, in an era of information exchange, dogma will not cut it if your fighters always lose. In writing/composition, if your students do not pass tests, if your grad students do not get work, if your MFA people do not get book deal or contracts, they are not succeeding. And, rightfully so, they should leave you for another school which enables success.
This, of course, invites discussions of success--market versus personal--but I am only addressing the competitive nature and applications of MA in academia.
We could talk about arete, and I am glad that Levine mentions it several times. Arete, just like paedeia and humanitas, deserve a lot more of my attention.
Levine's profile at U Chicago
Written in 1989 as a revision of a 1984 article, "The Liberal Arts and the Martial Arts," the article stands out to me in several ways.
First, in the first couple pages, Levine establishes clear links between Jutsu and Techne. If I am to work on rhetoric and MA at all, this is an obvious place for good ground.
Second, Levine differentiates between Budo and Bujutsu. I am not sure if his distinctions are accurate, so I want to read and confirm with Donn Draeger's texts before I go to far.
Nice quotable connection on page 2 between paedeia and Budo.
Some good introductory discussions and sources for more information on liberal education and humanitas.
Interesting points about democratic/scattered nature of western culture and the authoritarian/focused nature of many Asian martial arts.
Another interesting point of comparison might be how with the rise of MMA, and thus the cross-fertilization, much of the provincialism and authoritarianism (pg 10) might wear out, die out, or go away. Simply put, in an era of information exchange, dogma will not cut it if your fighters always lose. In writing/composition, if your students do not pass tests, if your grad students do not get work, if your MFA people do not get book deal or contracts, they are not succeeding. And, rightfully so, they should leave you for another school which enables success.
This, of course, invites discussions of success--market versus personal--but I am only addressing the competitive nature and applications of MA in academia.
We could talk about arete, and I am glad that Levine mentions it several times. Arete, just like paedeia and humanitas, deserve a lot more of my attention.
Levine's profile at U Chicago
Sunday, January 4, 2009
TTU's Dissertation Advice
Official dissertation advice from TTU. I find it useful to remember things like this.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
More on the Higher One card
Citing Gillian, with permission, from the TTU TCR list:
The "Higher One" is a card that TTU financial aid is using now as a means to dispense financial aid funds. Several cautions on this:
1. You must have this card, and must activate it in order to receive financial aid (when you activate it, you may select to either use this card as a debit card, or you can have funds deposited directly into your checking account). TTU will automatically deduct your term bill before they issue a refund.
2. It is easy to accidentally throw this out (it looks just like a credit card offer).
3. If you do not get it soon (like you probably should have it by now), you must call financial aid to get a replacement (the Higher One Company cannot issue a replacement unless the financial aid office tells them to.
Finally, I will tell you that financial aid can be a nightmare at TTU. If you call the Financial Aid Office, it is likely that you will get different answers depending on who answers the phone.
The "Higher One" is a card that TTU financial aid is using now as a means to dispense financial aid funds. Several cautions on this:
1. You must have this card, and must activate it in order to receive financial aid (when you activate it, you may select to either use this card as a debit card, or you can have funds deposited directly into your checking account). TTU will automatically deduct your term bill before they issue a refund.
2. It is easy to accidentally throw this out (it looks just like a credit card offer).
3. If you do not get it soon (like you probably should have it by now), you must call financial aid to get a replacement (the Higher One Company cannot issue a replacement unless the financial aid office tells them to.
Finally, I will tell you that financial aid can be a nightmare at TTU. If you call the Financial Aid Office, it is likely that you will get different answers depending on who answers the phone.
May & Summer Finances
May and Summer come as lump-sum financial hits. From what I gather, there are no payment plans. And, if you have taken your max financial aid for the two primary terms, there's additional paper work and higher interest rates for summer financial aid.
In short, save up money--all that you can--from the two prime terms to pay for Spring and Summer.
In short, save up money--all that you can--from the two prime terms to pay for Spring and Summer.
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