Bus 1050 1st Edition Lecture 2 Outline of Last Lecture I Bacon Of Studies from The Essays II Studies as pastimes ornaments and abilities III Illiteracy Outline of Current Lecture II Thoreau Reading from Walden A The Classics B Illiteracy III DuBois from The Souls of Black Folk A The purpose of the University B DuBois laments Current Lecture Thoreau Reading from Walden Henry David Thoreau argues that the classics are the noblest recorded thoughts of man and implies that reading the classics is close to godliness Thoreau posits that books must be read as deliberately and as reservedly as they are written He also explains how we admire orator s bursts of eloquence but we find that written word is more valuable He claims that the written word is the work of art nearest to life itself In one passage Thoreau explains how the orator speaks to those who can hear him the mob before him while the writer speaks to the intellect and heart of mankind to all those who read his written word regardless of age Thoreau brings up the concept of illiteracy Illiteracy The inability to read and only reading for entertainment purposes If after one s education comes to a halt and one decides to stop learning then one becomes illiterate One must be more rounded which means that one should read for the sake of reading and learn for the sake of learning Something must constantly push us This is important because in order to be a decision maker one needs to be knowledgeable These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute If you re going to read you need to read something that will make you a better person DuBois from The Souls of Black Folk The main goal of education is to make men and women We need workers that work for the glory of their handiwork and not simply for the pay We need workers who work for truth not fame The most important form of education is one that teaches fundamental concepts like humility DuBois laments because there is a need for great ideals for true culture Not everyone has access to these things and they are falling behind in the sense of producing broad cultured men and women When DuBois talks about an upside down society he s talking about a society that needs a foundation before one can focus on the infrastructure For him the children of the University with knowledge and culture are this foundation People must attend University for more than profit Universities must teach knowledge and culture
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