Debate

[Rob_Hugo@PortNW]

Although the debate Tuesday night was very short, I think that it was useful. Seems like the legalists really stood out, philosophically and visually!

I felt comfortable in my role as a Confucianist and enjoyed the exchange of ideas. Too bad we did not have time to really "argue" our points.

[clay dube]

Hi Folks,

I, too, regret that our debate time was too short! It wouldn't be a bad thing, though, for those who have points to make to articulate them here. As Troy knows, these topics engage the kids and they might (as Troy had his students do using the forum a long time ago) try to blend the aspects of the different teachings they find interesting. Anything that causes them to connect ideas about people, about society, and about governance is a good thing -- posters, parables, 30 second commercials, and so on, there are many ways for students to wrestle with these ideas and with those we'll encounter in other places and times over the course of the seminar.

[Anonymous]

I also wish we had more time to debate. It seemed like we just getting warmed up. I enjoyed being a legalist. We were uniform in color and in our belief the Laws are supreme. No one is above the law and they are necessary to keep people in order. Daoist did a nice job acting their part. They were very philosophical and evasive.

John Yamazaki

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