Savantas Political Academy

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1、WelcometoSPA!SavantasPoliticalAcademy21March2009ClassI:CourseOutline&SPA’sEducationPhilosophyMarkingScheme5writtenassignments(50%)1writtenexam(25%)1oralexam(25%)Lateassignmentsdeduct1%perday3absenceswithoutreasonableexplanationwillresultindismissalfromtheAcademyToday9:30-10:30amSPA’sEducationPhiloso

2、phy:TheTDRModel10:30-11:30amMr.RonaldCHANonWhatIsPolitics?11:30-12:30pmMrs.ReginaIPonHongKongPoliticsSPA’sTwoCoreValues1.Chinese&WesternCulture中西文化2.Democratic&InformedCitizenship民主政治WhyChinese&WesternCulture?SuccessofHKreliesonheruniquehistoricalandgeographicaladvantage.WithoutadvancedWesterncultur

3、e,HKwouldjustbeanotherChinesecity.WithoutourhardworkingChineseculture,HKwouldjustbeanotherBritishcolony.FusionofbothculturescreatedHK’ssuccessstory.WhyChinese&WesternCulture?Therefore,inordertoharnessandmaximizeHK’sadvantage,wemustlearnmoreaboutChineseandWesternculture.Startfromtherootsandbeginnings

4、,thatistheClassics:Chinese經:TheLiji《禮記》Western史:Plutarch’sbiographiesofeminentGreekandRomanpoliticiansAristotle,“Asmanisthebestoftheanimalswhenperfected,soheistheworstwhenseparatedfromlawandjustice.”凡人之所以為人者，禮義也。《禮記·冠義》子曰：不學《禮》無以立；不學《詩》無以言。《論語·李氏》WhystudytheLiji《禮記》?WhystudytheGreeks&Romans?Theyrepr

5、esentthemostsignificantstartingpointofWesternCivilization.TheirculturemostpowerfullyshapesnotonlytheWestbutmostoftheworldtoday.Theyhaveinventedabodyofnaturalscientificknowledgeandtechnologicalachievementthatmakepossibleahighlevelofhealthandmaterialprosperityundreamedofinearliertimes.WesternSciencean

6、dDemocracyMostpeoplearoundtheworldwhoknowofthemwanttobenefitfromtheachievementsofWesternscienceanddemocracy.However,experiencesuggeststhatasocietycannotachievethefullbenefitsofWesternscienceanddemocracywithoutacommitmenttounderstandtheculturethatsustainsit.WhyPlutarch?Romanhistorian(circa45-125A.D.)

7、HisbiographiesprovidevividaccountsofthelivesofeminentGreeksandRomans.Plutarch’sbiographiesinspiredtheItalianRenaissanceandFrenchEnlightenment.IdealintroductiontothebeginningsofWesternhistoryandClassic