Exploring Conflicting Viewpoints
8th GradeELA45 min
Learning Objective
I can identify different perspectives on a single topic.
Lesson Flow
Watch Video
Guided Notes
Key concepts students will learn:
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Socrates believed that death was either a dreamless sleep which would be nice, or a passage to another life where he could philosophize with great thinkers.
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Epicurus, an ancient Stoic philosopher, believed that death is the cessation of sensation and therefore cannot be good nor evil.
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Thomas Nagel suggests that fearing death is like a philosophical FOMO, but asks why we don't feel a sense of loss for all the cool things we missed before we were born.
Practice
8 questions • Multiple choice & Short answer
Exit Ticket
“Name two different perspectives on death discussed in the video and briefly describe each.”
Teacher Guide
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