Critical Consideration: Engaging with Knowledge Systems and Applying Critical Thinking Skills

Goals:

To critically engage with topics related to knowledge systems we have discussed in this course; to apply the close reading, writing, and critical thinking skills developed in this course; to write a well-organized, well-developed paper with a clearly defined thesis statement; to use proper APA style. 

Remember to provide evidence by quoting specific aspects of the text or film and critically considering them through use of evidence, logical argument, subjective evaluation, and deep understanding of the influence of cultural frameworks / stories on our beliefs, values, and knowledge.

1. What do some of the sources we’ve discussed this term suggest about the flexibility or limits of the modern western knowledge system? 

2. What do some of the sources we’ve discussed this term suggest about modern western culture’s reliance on technology? 

3. What do some of the sources we’ve discussed this term suggest are the reasons for the current ecological crisis and social disparity, and what do these sources suggest we should be doing differently? 

Choose one of the following topics. Choose one, two, or three of the written works / films we have discussed this term (except Kent Lewis’s pieces). Engage deeply with these sources.