2017 Iowa Lyceum
June 19th - June 23rd
Lyceum Theme: Philosophy and Politics
Each participant received a copy of Michael J. Sandel's Justice: What's the right thing to do? and a custom design, camp t-shirt.
Session topics included the politics of discourse, the use of the media in forming beliefs, political rights and obligations, propaganda, hate speech, the right of children to vote, pluralism, the relationship of the political group to the individual, an introduction to logical reasoning, and several other topics!
Day 1
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9:30am (45 min.) |
Registration |
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10:15am (45 min.) |
Overview of the Week |
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11:00am (30 min.) |
Lunch |
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11:30am (45 min.) |
Session One* - When are Restrictions on Political Participation Just? with Nik Maggos |
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12:15pm (45 min.) |
Session Two* - Alternative Facts: Why Every Teacher You've Ever Had is Wrong with Brian Appley |
Day 2
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9:30am (45 min.) |
Session Three* - Truth, Trust, and the Mass Media with Carrie Figdor |
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10:15am (45 min.) |
Session Four* - Propaganda with Matt Drabek |
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11:00am (30 min.) |
Lunch |
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11:30am (45 min.) |
Session Five* - Logic #1 with Landon D. C. Elkind |
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12:15pm (45 min.) |
Session Six* - Hate Speech and Free Speech with Laura Meli |
Day 3
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9:30am (45 min.) |
Session Seven* - 'Leave me alone - I'm not harming anyone!' with David Redmond |
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10:15am (45 min.) |
Session Eight* - The Price of Freedom with Richard Fumerton |
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11:00am (30 min.) |
Lunch |
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11:30am (45 min.) |
Session Nine* - Logic #2 with Landon D. C. Elkind |
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12:15pm (45 min.) |
Session Ten* - Some puzzles for pluralism; or, can we tolerate intolerance? with Ryan Cobb |
Day 4
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9:30am (45 min.) |
Session Eleven* - Logic #3 with Landon D. C. Elkind |
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10:15am (45 min.) |
Session Twelve* - Should Children Be Allowed to Vote? with Brody Hoback |
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11:00am (30 min.) |
Lunch |
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11:30am (45 min.) |
Session Thirteen* - If they can sing rap lyrics, can I? with Holly Maxwell-Stevenson |
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12:15pm (45 min.) |
Session Fourteen* - Constitutional Interpretation and Moral Judgment with Diane Jeske |
Day 5
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9:30am (45 min.) |
Student Group Projects |
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11:00am (30 min.) |
Lunch |
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11:30am (1 hour & 30 min.) |
Student Group Project Presentations (Parents are Welcome!) |