UGS 303 1st Edition Lecture 12Outline of Last LectureI. Did democracy work in Athens?II. Democratic ideals in AthensIII. TimelineIV. The nature of democracy in AthensOutline of Current LectureI. Importance of peer reviewII. Importance of using the original source for quotationsIII. Pericles’ funeral orationCurrent LectureWhat does peer review do? 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.Checks for conflict of interest Woodruff gives example of a scientist who wrote about how burning fossil fuels did not contribute to global warming. It was later discovered that he was being paid by energy companies. Peer review checks for things like this. Upholds scholarly standards Is blind to authorship Kills many weak articles Is required for promotion Why should you use the original source for a quotation? News media not always accurate Wiki-quotes not reliable Woodruff claims that he himself has been misquoted on such websites Context is essential Websites may be biased III. Pericles’ funeral oration Woodruff begins with a picture of a relief sculpture of Hector leaving for war. He leaves behind his wife and baby son. This represents the fullconsequences of war — not only do soldiers die, but families are torn apart and children lose parents. One of the main goals of a funeral oration is to bring out the cause that we are fighting for. Pericles’ funeral oration and Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address have many parallels. Q: Which of the following is NOT paralleled in Lincoln’s address? Woodruff gave points for the following: “we are a lesson to Greece” “happiness lies in liberty” “an unwritten record of the mind lives on better than any tombstone” Pericles says that democracy is “a form of government conceived in liberty” “We are lovers of beauty… with restraint” “We are lovers of wisdom… without softening” “Look at our actions… and so become lovers of Athens.” Do lovers give their lives for that which they love?Must you love everything Athens does? Would you leave your family to fight for the values Pericles describes? Was Athens able to maintain its values in war? In plague? During plague “they dared to do freely things they would have hidden
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