Plato's Place, April 2008 to September 2008
Institute for Continued Learning

 

4/30/08 - Should there be limited terms for Supreme Court Justices? Should they be elected positions?

5/7/08 - What affect do television programs have on the culture of society?

5/14/08 - Is humility a meaningful virtue or a hindrance to personal advancement?

5/21/08 - What are the pros and cons of globalization?

5/28/08 - What is ‘natural law’ and does it have any validity?

6/4/08 - Are local property taxes a fair, equitable and effective means for the principal funding of public elementary and secondary education?

6/11/08 - Compare the meaningfulness of the Berlin Wall with the proposed “immigration wall” between the USA and Mexico.

6/18/08 - No Meeting -- Annual Meeting of ICL

6/25/08 - In today’s society are labor unions an asset or a liability to the national economy?

7/2/08 - Is there such a thing as global warming? If not, why not?

7/9/08 - Should every American youth be guaranteed a free college education?

7/16/08 - Traffic congestion appears to be a problem in most metropolitan areas. How can the problem be remedied?

7/23/08 - Illinois is one of a few states that have a retention ballot for circuit court judges. Is this a good arrangement? If not, what procedure should be used for acquiring judges?

7/30/08 - Should sport and entertainment celebrities have an obligation to be role models for others?

8/6/08 - As stated in the U.S. Constitution, what does “protect the general welfare,” mean?

8/13/08 - Should the driving age be raised to 21? Should all people over 80 be prohibited from driving? Why?

8/20/08 - What part should pragmatism play in the way we live our lives?

8/27/08 Do we really have a global economy? How do tariffs encourage or discourage a global economy?

9/3/08 What, if anything,can we learn from fictional works of literature?

9/10/08 What makes a life ‘significant’?

 

revised Apr 25, 2008

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