THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN MY COURSE!

Welcome Life Long Learners! I am delighted that you are participating in my course. I am looking forward to getting to know you all and being part of this adventure with you. This course examines samples of various ways in which humans attempt to find order in the sometimes chaotic array of sensations that surround us: How does the world work? Why do people behave the way they do? We will study the interplay of order and chaos within three interrelated quests: •the quest to understand how the world works by exploring ideas about nature; the quest to understand individual human behavior by exploring ideas about justice, spirituality, gender, free will, love, the economy and motivation; the quest to understand human social behavior by exploring ideas about social and political organizations.

Course Outline

Order and Chaos Mini.

The meeting times for this course will be Mondays from 6:30pm—7:30pm from August 7-25, 2023. All meetings will be held via zoom. Study questions will be provided prior to each meeting. All reading material will be made available to you via this webpage. Here is a breakdown of what our schedule will be:

Week

1. Introduction. We open with a discussion on ancient ways of defining order and chaos. We will also explore the origins of modern day chaos theory.


2. This week we move into historical events, social phenomena and scientific underpinnings that demonstrate manifestations of chaos theory


3. Closing. During this meeting we conclude the course. We will explore several ways in which chaos theory has evolved and how it applies today.