 RoR in Florida at Merritt Island
Saturday, March 18, 2006, 6:00 PM
Tonight's meeting seeks to fill the mental needs of participants for useful knowledge.
Ayn Rand examined the New Left at the height of its hysteria when she wrote The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution. Peter Schwartz updated the second edition with a new title: Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution. Tonight's discussion focuses on her essays "Apollo and Dionysus."
Learn to use this information to unify the spirit, emotions, mind and body of your authentic Self. As usual, we will have dinner at Applebee's following the discussion.
When: Saturday, March 18, 2006, 6:00 PM
Where: Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 780 E Merritt Island Cswy, Merritt Island, FL 32952, (321) 453-8202
Shared Inquiry Questions for "Apollo and Dionysus" in Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution
Interpretive Questions
1. Why did Ayn Rand assign this title to this essay?
2. Name some of the stark, abstract philosophical contrasts between the moon landing and Woodstock and how they manifest themselves concretely.
3. In what ways did Kant qualify as "the first hippie in history"?
4. What folly does Charles Lindbergh accomplish?
Evaluative Questions
1. For those old enough to remember the events detailed in this essay, discuss how you evaluated the events in 1969 versus today.
2. In what ways did this essay influence your values?
|
