Throughout the course of the semester we’ve been examining the relationships between three essential concepts: honor, violence and excellence, and seeing how they were understood and applied in the ancient world. This final assignment asks you to reflect upon how those concepts have meaning for you in your own life. What is your personal honor code?
Some questions to help you get started:
– What does honor mean to you?
– What role does/should honor play in the modern world?
– How do you live honorably?
(Or is honor an outdated concept? If so, what code do you live by?)
– Do you think violence can have a purpose in your life? Why/why not?
Although this is a personal reflection, if there are themes we’ve encountered in class or readings that have made you think differently about these issues then certainly make reference to them.
The personal honor code/reflection should be one page single-spaced post here on the Single Combat wordpress site. While brief, it does need to be thoughtful and well-written. All posts should be up BEFORE class on Thurs Dec 6.