搜索
IssueNo.905May.18,2011ExtraCreditDoingAwaywithEvilContentGeneralQuestionsDetailedStudyDiscussionGooverthepassagein3minutesandanswerthefollowingquestionsconcerninggeneralcomprehension.GeneralQuestionsInstructionGeneralQuestionsWhoisSimonBaron-Cohen?Whatishisspecialviewtothecauseofviolence?Whatdidhedotostudyviolencecauses?GeneralQuestionsWhoisSimonBaron-Cohen?HeisapsychologyandpsychiatryprofessorinCambridgeUniversity.GeneralQuestionsWhatishisspecialviewtothecauseofviolence?hebelievespeoplewhodoesawfulthingsarenotevil,butill.Theyareempathydeficient.GeneralQuestionsWhatdidhedoinhisfield?Hewrotebooksdefiningcomponentsofempathyandsetout“empathyspectrum”tostudypeople’spsychology.Whileyoureadthepassageforthesecondtime,finishtheblankfillingtestconcerningBaron-Cohen’stheory.DetailedStudyInstruction1.Violentpeoplearelackof_____insteadofevil.2.Aperson’sviolencetendencycanbeimprovedthrough______and______.3.Empathycontainstwoparts–thedriveto______anotherperson’sthoughtsandfeelings,andthedriveto______appropriatelytothosethoughtsandfeelings.4.The______ofempathyhasbecomeasignificantglobalissue.5.“Empathycircuit”ismadeupbyatleast______partsofthebrain.6.Thescoreofthe“____________”testisusedtoclassifypeopleintodifferentlevelsofempathy,rangingfrom______to______.1.Violentpeoplearelackofempathyinsteadofevil.2.Aperson’sviolencetendencycanbeimprovedthrougheducationandtreatment.3.Empathycontainstwoparts–thedrivetoidentifyanotherperson’sthoughtsandfeelings,andthedrivetorespondappropriatelytothosethoughtsandfeelings.4.Theerosionofempathyhasbecomeasignificantglobalissue.5.“Empathycircuit”ismadeupbyatleast10partsofthebrain.6.Thescoreofthe“empathyquotation”testisusedtoclassifypeopleintodifferentlevelsofempathy,rangingfrom0to6.Findoutthesentencesinthefollowingslidesandanswerquestions.DetailedStudyInstructionDetailedStudywelcometousethesePowerPointtemplates,NewContentdesign,10yearsexperience1.SimonBaron-Cohenhasbeenbattlingwithevilallhislife.Whatdoes“battlewithevil”meaninthiscontext?Hetriedtofightagainsttheideaofviewingviolentpeopleasevil.DetailedStudywelcometousethesePowerPointtemplates,NewContentdesign,10yearsexperience2.We’veinheritedthisword…andweuseittoexpressourabhorrencewhenpeopledoawfulthings…Whatdoes“we’veinheritedthisword”mean?Weacceptthewordwithoutseriousconsiderationanddon’tdoubtwhetherit’srightorwrong.abhorrence:痛恨、厌恶DetailedStudywelcometousethesePowerPointtemplates,NewContentdesign,10yearsexperience3.Hisproposalisthatevilbeunderstoodasalackofempathy–acondition…issusceptibletoeducationandtreatment.susceptible:easilyimpressedemotionallybesusceptibleto(sth)e.g.Studentexpectationsandsocio-culturalconditioningaresusceptibletotheincreaseddiversityinAustralianschoolsDetailedStudywelcometousethesePowerPointtemplates,NewContentdesign,10yearsexperience4.Hesayserosionofempathyisanimportantglobalissue…erosion:agradualdeclineofsomething.e.g.AreyoutroubledbytheerosionofsomeofAmerica'smostbasiccivilliberties?你是否为美国某些最基本公民权利的逐步丧失而烦恼呢？DetailedStudywelcometousethesePowerPointtemplates,NewContentdesign,10yearsexperience5.…conflictssuchasthedecadesoftit-for-tatviolencebetweenPalestiniansandIsraeliscouldberesolvedTit-for-tat:anequivalentgiveninreturne.g.Thatcouldprovokeanastytit-for-tattradewar.这可能引发令人讨厌的以牙还牙的贸易战。ViolencebetweenPalestiniansandIsraelisDetailedStudywelcometousethesePowerPointtemplates,NewContentdesign,10yearsexperience1.公元前20世纪前后，闪米特族的迦南人定居在巴勒斯坦的沿海和平原地区，成为巴勒斯坦最早的居民。2.公元前13世纪末，希伯莱各部落迁入巴勒斯坦，并曾先后建立希伯莱王国及以色列王国。此后巴勒斯坦又先后被亚述人、巴比伦人、波斯人及罗马人占领和统治。3.公元7世纪，阿拉伯人在战胜罗马帝国接管巴勒斯坦后不断迁入，并被当地土著人同化，逐渐形成了现代的巴勒斯坦阿拉伯人。4.第一次世界大战期间，巴勒斯坦沦为英国的“委任统治地”。英国将其分为两部分：即以约旦河为界把巴勒斯坦分为东西两部分，东部称外约旦（即今约旦王国），西部仍称巴勒斯坦（即今以色列、约旦河西岸和加沙地带）。5.19世纪末，犹太复国主义运动在世界各地兴起，各地的犹太人大批移入巴勒斯坦。世界各地犹太人开始陆续移居巴勒斯坦地区。在犹太人纷纷涌入巴勒斯坦的过程中，犹太人与当地的巴勒斯坦阿拉伯人发生过多次流血冲突。DetailedStudywelcometousethesePowerPointtemplates,NewContentdesign,10yearsexperience6.1947年11月，联合国通过第181号巴勒斯坦分治决议。决议规定，在2.7万平方公里的巴勒斯坦领土上建立犹太国和阿拉伯国，耶路撒冷国际化。7.1948年5月14日，以色列国宣告成立。由于这项决议遭到巴勒斯坦人以及阿拉伯方面的强烈反对，巴勒斯坦国却未能诞生。8.以色列宣布建国后，阿以之间爆发了5次大规模战争。以色列在被占领的阿拉伯领土上实施犹太移民政策，大量兴建犹太移民定居点，力求通过改变其占领领土上的人口结构，建立一个大以色列国。9.为了恢复民族权利，重返家园，巴勒斯坦人开始了武装斗争。1964年5月，巴勒斯坦解放组织（简称“巴解组织”）成立，其目标就是要在“巴勒斯坦领土上消灭犹太复国主义”。10.从此，巴勒斯坦开始了反对以色列入侵的武装斗争。DetailedStudywelcometousethesePowerPointtemplates,NewContentdesign,10yearsexperience6.AJewishupbringingpepperedwithtalesaboutthehorrorsoftheNazis’treatmentofJewsandotherminorities…WhatdoesthissentencesayaboutBaron-Cohen’schildhoodexperience?HeisJewishandduringhisgrowing,heistoldaboutallkindsofexaggeratedstoriesaboutthecrueltyofNazis.DetailedStudywelcometousethesePowerPointtemplates,NewContentdesign,10yearsexperience7.Drawingaclassicbellcurveonagraph,Baron-Cohensaysthat…Bellcurve:贝尔曲线、钟形曲线DetailedStudywelcometousethesePowerPointtemplates,NewContentdesign,10yearsexperience8.Butratherthanlabelingthemasevil…weshouldseektounderstandwhytheyhavesuchanempathydeficiencyandhelpthemaddressit.Whatdoes“address”meanhere?Dealwith,handle.DiscusswithyourpartnerandcommentonBaron-Cohen’stheory.DiscussionInstructionThankyou!