Joseph Reisert, a professor of public administration at Colby College, found that scientific literature, such as A Courageous New World add value to its “Introducing Political Doctrine” category.
“I wish I could say that the idea was original with me, but I was actually inspired by the first political class I took as a first degree,” Reisert says in Section 485 of Geek design in Galaxy Podcast. “The professor at the time gave a presentation of political studies from Plato to the end A Courageous New World, and he really connects me at that time which I try to achieve as I teach it in my classroom. ”
Reisert argues that scientific fiction can help us to imagine events that we would not otherwise have imagined. “Science fiction enables us to experiment, in books, with different stages of action,” he says, “and through the story he may be able to go beyond that, ‘It’s a difference it should be bad,’ play in our heads, ‘Well, can this work? What do we mean by saying ‘If we change our mind, what will happen to these other things?’
Reisert is here teaching a book by Ursula K. Le Guin Released to help students understand Marxist ideas in a non-marginalized society. “It’s the thinking of a non-profit group that seems right for me,” he says. “I love this book, and I think the main idea is that for people without property to work, even without the challenges the organization faces, requires ethical change that is not easy to achieve.”
Another advantage of science fiction books is that they tend to be more interesting than political fiction, meaning students can read them. “One should not underestimate the importance of having a simple, easy-to-read reading at the end of a long semester before people take a test,” says Reisert.
Listen to the full interview with Joseph Reisert in Section 485 of Geek design in Galaxy (above). And see some of the highlights from the discussion below.
Joseph Continues Star Trek:
“Even as a child I knew it was going well – there was a Cold War going on and there was Russia on the bridge, and it was national. But what struck me as a child, and what I still love about this is the hope of the vision. [the characters]. If you think Kirk is brave or brave, and Spock is smart or intelligent, and McCoy is like heart or friendship, all three are important. There are a number of early stages where it is found in a group that seems to be perfect but consistent [puts] limits on intellectual consultation, assurance, research, and courage, and Companies people bring it down. ”
Joseph Continues A Courageous New World:
“[Bernard] trying to impress Lenina Crowne by taking her to Savage Reservation, and that’s when she meets John and Linda, and returns with them to London. … When Linda dies, John continues to feel disgusted and disgusted by the Brave New World. ‘Be men! Get up! ‘ he cries out to them. There’s been chaos, and you have to love the Brave New World, they separate it and foam at everyone with a gas soma, and I think they have sweet water guns for people to sleep on. And there are big, progressive rumors of deceptive training that encourages them to start exercising. I think it ends with a riot, a riot. ”
Joseph Reisert in free speech:
“I’m very close to a person who has no freedom of speech. Part of it is that everything I see is being monitored by someone, I like to see it as a reason. [think], ‘Maybe I should look at those thoughts again, because someone is afraid of them.’ It is annoying for elders to say, ‘You can’t hear this’ or ‘You can’t hear this,’ and I think politics has just ruined it. I think it’s better to let people talk, because if they stop talking the next thing is violence. … There’s a kind of – I don’t think it’s a big group, but there’s a kind of loud, funny, progressive students who can’t afford to be interested in their age, and can make life difficult for people who might even want to talk about other ideas, no longer accept them. And I think this should be challenged in any case. ”
Joseph Continues A Courageous New World vs. Ninety-nine:
“Although I do not agree at all [Mustapha Mond’s] in defending the Brave New World, he in some ways has all the good that no one in the world of the Brave is allowed to have. … When O’Brien [in Nineteen Eighty-Four] he eats real chocolate or drinks real coffee, in a strange way feeling sorry for his friend. His point to her is the cruelty of opening-face forever. Whereas Mond seems to be a longing. If they can read Othello, they can’t understand it, and it confuses them. Of course it would be nice if they could have real talent, but the cost can be very high. ‘It’s not like they’re enjoying the deprivation of others, which is what I find Ninety-nine. ”