Week 4 – *The Better Angels of Our Nature* Chapters 6 & 7

This week we discuss chapters 6 and 7 of Pinker’s Book. We will also begin the process of choosing topics for student presentations for the end of the quarter. Students in the class: start thinking about what you would like to present.

Week 3 – *The Better Angels of Our Nature* Chapters 4 & 5

This week we discuss chapters 4 and 5 of Pinker’s book. Please post your comments below.

Week 2 – *The Better Angels of Our Nature* Preface and Chapters 1, 2, & 3

In this session we discuss the initial chapters of Steven Pinker’s book. Each student should comment on this entry by 12 noon PDT on Monday, April 6th.

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Week 1 – Overview and Introductions

First session was an introduction to the course (the material presented) and to the class (the people taking the course and the contingent facts about this instance of it).  You can practice commenting by posting a comment on this blog entry. Make sure you let me know what name you are posting under if it is not obviously connected to your real name.