Metaphysics and the Metaphysical Poets Humanity’s (and Mr. Kirk’s class’) attempt to find “the meaning of life”

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Metaphysics and the Metaphysical Poets Humanity’s (and Mr. Kirk’s class’) attempt to find “the meaning of life”

Metaphysics Definition: Meta – Physics –

Today’ Class Life Magazine 12/88 and The Meaning of Life 1991 (sorry, not Monty Python’s film classic, The Meaning of Life) 1. Choose a quote 2. Read and ponder 3. Read your quote to the class after identifying the author 4. Offer an opinion or reaction to the quote 5. Listen to past students’ creations

Next class Bring your answer to the question, “Why are we here?” We’ll do the same activity – classmates’ responses will be read anonymously and discussed by the group What’s read and said in Room 131, stays in 131! No rules – art, poetry, essays, songs, photos are all admissible.

Metaphysical Poets in our text (some known as Cavalier Poets) John Donne 420 John Milton 460 Ben Jonson 434 Andrew Marvell 444 Robert Herrick 444 Sir John Suckling 444 Read at your leisure by next Tuesday/Wednesday