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"The Great Conversation" How Should We Live?
Volume I: Origins & Empire Feedback Survey
What is your occupation?
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Undergraduate
Graduate Student
High School Student
Professional
Faculty
Has the length of the readings (~30 pages) been reasonable to complete within a week?
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Yes
No
In a given week, do you prefer shorter selections from multiple writers or would you prefer to focus on one writer?
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One Writer
Multiple Writers
Are the weekly questions helpful?
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Very Much
Some Weeks
Not Really
I Never Read It
Did you find the weekly YouTube videos beneficial?
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Yes, both the introduction and follow up videos were beneficial.
I found the introduction videos beneficial.
I found the follow up videos beneficial.
I watched the videos but did not find them to be helpful.
I didn't watch the videos.
Which session was your favorite?
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Week One (Sept 15) Epic of Gilgamesh
Week Two (Sept 22) Genesis
Week Three (Sept 29) Homer (Odyssey)
Week Four (Oct 6) Heraclitus and Parmenides
Week Five (Oct 13) Sophocles (Antigone)
Week Six (Oct 20) Herodotus (Histories)
Week Seven (Oct 27) Plato (Apology)
Week Eight (Nov 3) Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics)
Week Nine (Nov 10) Plutarch (Greek Lives
Week Ten (Nov 17) Virgil (Aeneid)
Week Eleven (Dec 1) Aurelius (Meditations)
Week Twelve (Dec 8) Augustine (Confessions)
Which session would you replace?
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Week One (Sept 15) Epic of Gilgamesh
Week Two (Sept 22) Genesis
Week Three (Sept 29) Homer (Odyssey)
Week Four (Oct 6) Heraclitus and Parmenides
Week Five (Oct 13) Sophocles (Antigone)
Week Six (Oct 20) Herodotus (Histories)
Week Seven (Oct 27) Plato (Apology)
Week Eight (Nov 3) Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics)
Week Nine (Nov 10) Plutarch (Greek Lives)
Week Ten (Nov 17) Virgil (Aeneid)
Week Eleven (Dec 1) Aurelius (Meditations)
Week Twelve (Dec 8) Augustine (Confessions)
Which readings would you insert into the next iteration of Volume I?
We are considering returning to in-person sessions or remaining online for the Spring semester. Which version are you more likely to attend?
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In Person (even with Cambridge's mask requirement)
In Person (only if Cambridge has no mask requirement)
Online
Why do you prefer either in-person or online?
Would you be interested in sessions having "breakout rooms", breaking the 30 person group into three smaller, ten person groups for a half hour of each session?
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Yes
No
Unsure
How long do you usually spend preparing for each week?
Do you have any comments regarding the selection and organization of the texts themselves?
What improvements would you recommend for next semester?
Other Comments
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