Wye Seminars at the Aspen Institute
Readings
Wye Faculty Seminar: Citizenship in the Polity
July 21-27, 2007
Session I: Our Founding Faiths
John Winthrop, “A Model of Christian Charity”
The Declaration of Independence
Frederick Douglass, “Do Not Forget Truth and Justice”
Session II: What is a Good Society?
Plato, The Republic, Book II, selections
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, selections
John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, Chapters I and V, selections
Richard Rubenstein, “Reflections on A Century of Progress,” in The Cunning of History: The Holocaust and the American Future
Session III: State Efficiency; Individual Flourishing
Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations, selections from “Introduction and Plan of the Work” and Books I, II, V
Gloria Anzaldúa, “The Homeland, Aztlán,” in Borderlands/LaFrontera: The New Mestiza
Vine Deloria, Jr. and Clifford M. Lytle, “American Indians in Historical Perspective,” selections, in American Indians, American Justice
Session IV: Sophocles, Antigone
(discussion)
Session V: Leadership
Plato, The Republic, Book VII, selection
Ella Baker, “Developing Community Leadership”
Constance H. Buchanan, “The Erosion of Authority” in Choosing to Lead
Session VI: Globalization and Responsibility
Islam: The Five Pillars of Faith in the Qur’an
Edward W. Said, “The Clash of Ignorance,” The Nation, October 22, 2001
Edward O. Wilson, Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge, Chapter 12, selections
Session VII: Sophocles, Antigone
(performance)
Session VIII: Education for the Polity
C. P. Snow, The Two Cultures: A Second Look, selection
Mary Midgley, Heart and Mind, Chapter 5, “Trying Out One’s New Sword,” 1981
Aung San Suu Kyi, “A Culture of Peace, Democracy, and Human Rights,” address to a meeting of the World Commission on Culture and Development, Manila, November 21, 1994
Martin Wolf, “The Rich Rewards and Poor Prospects of a New Gilded Age,” Financial Times, April 26, 2006
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