jueves 2 de febrero de 2012
Bibliografía masónica (1)
BIBLIOGRAFIA
Para el estudioso del tema reviste interés toda información sobre el mismo, siempre bajo el conocimiento de los impulsos y motivaciones del autor, contrarrestando así cualquier deformación sea por exceso de celo sea con intención de descrédito, esta formula es valida cualquier publicación. Sólo queda desear a los lectores que logren la mayor satisfacción a su inquietud y que extraigan de los textos el mensaje positivo, humanista y solidario que la Francmasonería tiene como ideal:
La Masonería hoy.
Razón y sentido Autor: Javier Otaola
Editor: Haranburu. San Sebastián. (España)
Aproximación a todos los aspectos implícitos en el "Método Masónico", descubriendo en él resonancias del pensamiento de ciertos autores significativos como Ortega y Gaset, Fernando Savater, Salvador Pániker o C.G. Jung.
Diccionario de la Francmasonería
Autor: Juan Carlos Daza
Editor: Ediciones Akal. Madrid (España)
Pone a disposición del lector las claves para acercarse a la realidad interior de la Orden y descubrir los perfiles del camino iniciático.
Masonería.
Una introducción al tema Autor: Mario M. Pérez Ruiz
Editor: Enrique Marín - Editor Barcelona (España)
Recorrido por la historia, tradición y quehacer de la Masonería.
Masonería Universal
Una forma de Sociabilidad
Familia Gallega (1814-1996) Autor: VV. AA.
Editor: Fundación Ara Solis A Coruña (España)
Tratado histórico, filosófico, simbólico y ritual de la Masonería. Con Capítulos dedicados a la Masonería Gallega. Contiene amplio reportaje de emblemática, enseres y documentos Masónicos presentados en la exposición realizada por la Fundación Ara Solis en A Coruña en junio de 1996.
Las Sectas y las Sociedades Secretas a través de la Historia.
(Obra agotada) Autor: S. Valentí Camps
Editor: Antonio Virgili Barcelona (España)
Estudio analítico y descriptivo de las principales sectas y sociedades secretas, desde las primeras civilizaciones hasta finales del S. XX.
La Maçoneria a Catalana 1868-1936 Autor: Pere Sanchez y Ferré
Editor: Edicions 62, Barcelona (España)
Estudio histórico. (en catalán)
Respuesta Masónica Autor: Amando Hurtado
Editor: Kompás Ediciones (Madrid)
Se trata de un libro de madurez masónica del autor que en forma epistolar trata de una manera personal pero profunda diferentes cuestiones sobre la masonería.
La Masonería actual Editor: Gelinter Barcelona (España)
Bibliografía de Masonería Editor: Fundación Universitaria Española Madrid (España)
Masonería Española
Contemporánea 1800-1978 Editor: Ed. Siglo XXI Madrid (España)
La Masonería en la
historia de España Editor: Diputación de Aragón Zaragoza (España)
La Masonería en la
España del S. XIX Editor: Junta de Castilla-León Valladolid (España)
Masonería, política y
sociedad Editor: Centro de Estudios de la Masonería Española. (España)
Masonería Española
y América Editor: CEHME Zaragoza (España)
La Masonería Autor: José A. Ferrer Benimeli.
Editor: Eudema Madrid (España)
Profesor de Historia Contemporánea de la Universidad de Zaragoza, estudioso y autor de un ingente trabajo de recuperación histórica sobre la Masonería.
La Masonería, escuela de formación del ciudadano
(la educación interna de los masones españoles en el último tercio del siglo XIX) Autor: Pedro Álvarez Lázaro.
Editor: Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid 1996 (España).
Profesor titular de Historia de Educación en la U.P.C. y Director Adjunto del Instituto de Investigación sobre Liberalismo, Krausismo y Masonería de la misma Universidad. Está considerado uno de los principales masonólogos del momento.
Diccionario Enciclopédico
de la Masonería Editor: Ed. Valle de México.
México DF. Ciudad de México
Director de edición: Rosendo Arús
Tomo I II y III Dicc. Enciclopédico Masónico
Tomo IV Historia general de la Masonería
Tomo V Nociones generales sobre la Masonería y Ritos
La Masonería en la crisis política española del siglo XX Autor: María Dolores Gómez Molleda.
Editor: Siglo XXI. Madrid (España).
Bibliografía de la Masonería Autor: José A. Ferrer Benimeli.
Editor: Fundación Universitaria Española Madrid 1978 (España).
Obra de referencia indispensable en la que aparecen reseñadas más de 6.000 obras y trabajos sonbre la Masonería.
La Franc-Masonería vista por dentro Autor: Roger Leveder.
Editor: Ediciones Obelisco. Barcelona (España).
Roger Leveder ha sido uno de los primeros Grandes Maestros de la Gran Logia Simbólica Española y bajo su presidencia se produjo la incorporación de pleno derecho de la mujer a la GLSE.
Esquema filosófico de la Masonería Autor: Francisco Espinar Lafuente.
Editor: Ediciones Istmo. Madrid 1981 (España).
Se trata de la primera obra publicada en la España democrática que analiza los contenidos filosóficos del método masónico.
La cocina masónica Autor: José Juan Iglesias del Castillo.
Editor: Alianza, editorial.
El gastrónomo Iglesias presenta en este libro bastante más que una exposición culinaria, tratando la gastronomía como expresión cultural y método de estudio histórico. Se trata de un estudio que recupera antiguas tradiciones de la masonería operativa adaptadas a las necesidades de la sociedad actual.
http://www.netcom.es/cocmason/
Para el estudioso del tema reviste interés toda información sobre el mismo, siempre bajo el conocimiento de los impulsos y motivaciones del autor, contrarrestando así cualquier deformación sea por exceso de celo sea con intención de descrédito, esta formula es valida cualquier publicación. Sólo queda desear a los lectores que logren la mayor satisfacción a su inquietud y que extraigan de los textos el mensaje positivo, humanista y solidario que la Francmasonería tiene como ideal:
La Masonería hoy.
Razón y sentido Autor: Javier Otaola
Editor: Haranburu. San Sebastián. (España)
Aproximación a todos los aspectos implícitos en el "Método Masónico", descubriendo en él resonancias del pensamiento de ciertos autores significativos como Ortega y Gaset, Fernando Savater, Salvador Pániker o C.G. Jung.
Diccionario de la Francmasonería
Autor: Juan Carlos Daza
Editor: Ediciones Akal. Madrid (España)
Pone a disposición del lector las claves para acercarse a la realidad interior de la Orden y descubrir los perfiles del camino iniciático.
Masonería.
Una introducción al tema Autor: Mario M. Pérez Ruiz
Editor: Enrique Marín - Editor Barcelona (España)
Recorrido por la historia, tradición y quehacer de la Masonería.
Masonería Universal
Una forma de Sociabilidad
Familia Gallega (1814-1996) Autor: VV. AA.
Editor: Fundación Ara Solis A Coruña (España)
Tratado histórico, filosófico, simbólico y ritual de la Masonería. Con Capítulos dedicados a la Masonería Gallega. Contiene amplio reportaje de emblemática, enseres y documentos Masónicos presentados en la exposición realizada por la Fundación Ara Solis en A Coruña en junio de 1996.
Las Sectas y las Sociedades Secretas a través de la Historia.
(Obra agotada) Autor: S. Valentí Camps
Editor: Antonio Virgili Barcelona (España)
Estudio analítico y descriptivo de las principales sectas y sociedades secretas, desde las primeras civilizaciones hasta finales del S. XX.
La Maçoneria a Catalana 1868-1936 Autor: Pere Sanchez y Ferré
Editor: Edicions 62, Barcelona (España)
Estudio histórico. (en catalán)
Respuesta Masónica Autor: Amando Hurtado
Editor: Kompás Ediciones (Madrid)
Se trata de un libro de madurez masónica del autor que en forma epistolar trata de una manera personal pero profunda diferentes cuestiones sobre la masonería.
La Masonería actual Editor: Gelinter Barcelona (España)
Bibliografía de Masonería Editor: Fundación Universitaria Española Madrid (España)
Masonería Española
Contemporánea 1800-1978 Editor: Ed. Siglo XXI Madrid (España)
La Masonería en la
historia de España Editor: Diputación de Aragón Zaragoza (España)
La Masonería en la
España del S. XIX Editor: Junta de Castilla-León Valladolid (España)
Masonería, política y
sociedad Editor: Centro de Estudios de la Masonería Española. (España)
Masonería Española
y América Editor: CEHME Zaragoza (España)
La Masonería Autor: José A. Ferrer Benimeli.
Editor: Eudema Madrid (España)
Profesor de Historia Contemporánea de la Universidad de Zaragoza, estudioso y autor de un ingente trabajo de recuperación histórica sobre la Masonería.
La Masonería, escuela de formación del ciudadano
(la educación interna de los masones españoles en el último tercio del siglo XIX) Autor: Pedro Álvarez Lázaro.
Editor: Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid 1996 (España).
Profesor titular de Historia de Educación en la U.P.C. y Director Adjunto del Instituto de Investigación sobre Liberalismo, Krausismo y Masonería de la misma Universidad. Está considerado uno de los principales masonólogos del momento.
Diccionario Enciclopédico
de la Masonería Editor: Ed. Valle de México.
México DF. Ciudad de México
Director de edición: Rosendo Arús
Tomo I II y III Dicc. Enciclopédico Masónico
Tomo IV Historia general de la Masonería
Tomo V Nociones generales sobre la Masonería y Ritos
La Masonería en la crisis política española del siglo XX Autor: María Dolores Gómez Molleda.
Editor: Siglo XXI. Madrid (España).
Bibliografía de la Masonería Autor: José A. Ferrer Benimeli.
Editor: Fundación Universitaria Española Madrid 1978 (España).
Obra de referencia indispensable en la que aparecen reseñadas más de 6.000 obras y trabajos sonbre la Masonería.
La Franc-Masonería vista por dentro Autor: Roger Leveder.
Editor: Ediciones Obelisco. Barcelona (España).
Roger Leveder ha sido uno de los primeros Grandes Maestros de la Gran Logia Simbólica Española y bajo su presidencia se produjo la incorporación de pleno derecho de la mujer a la GLSE.
Esquema filosófico de la Masonería Autor: Francisco Espinar Lafuente.
Editor: Ediciones Istmo. Madrid 1981 (España).
Se trata de la primera obra publicada en la España democrática que analiza los contenidos filosóficos del método masónico.
La cocina masónica Autor: José Juan Iglesias del Castillo.
Editor: Alianza, editorial.
El gastrónomo Iglesias presenta en este libro bastante más que una exposición culinaria, tratando la gastronomía como expresión cultural y método de estudio histórico. Se trata de un estudio que recupera antiguas tradiciones de la masonería operativa adaptadas a las necesidades de la sociedad actual.
http://www.netcom.es/cocmason/
lunes 30 de enero de 2012
Ágape científico sobre Masonería
LA ACADEMIA DE LAS CIENCIAS
tiene el gusto de invitarle, como miembro de número al
Ágape Científico
Que se realizará con motivo de la Lección de Ingreso como
Amigo de la Academia
de
Don JAVIER OTAOLA BAJENETA
PASADO GRAN MAESTRO de la GRAN LOGIA SIMBOLICA ESPAÑOLA
Con la Lección de Ingreso titulada
“MASONERIA: RAZON Y SENTIDO”
Será recibida y presentada por Don Paco García de la Torre
El Ágape Científico se realizará el próximo día 03 de febrero de 2012 a las 21:00
en CAFETERÍA ATENEA (C/ Postas nº 47, Plza. de Santa Bárbara)
jueves 19 de enero de 2012
Freemasonry, Civil Society, and American Democracy
Provisional Syllabus
UCLA Department of History
History 97D: Freemasonry, Civil Society, and American Democracy
Winter Quarter, 2012
Jesse Sadler, Instructor
Email: Jsadler@ucla.edu
The Plan of the Class
This course will look at Freemasonry and other fraternal organizations in the context of
the emergence of civil society and democratic politics in the United States, from the European
origins of Masonic activity to the place of fraternalism in our present moment. Throughout the
class, we will be testing the extent to which Freemasonry and similar organizations provided a
mediating role, between people and the state, between people and other social organizations, and
between citizens themselves, amidst wider developments in American politics, economics, and
society. These developments include the creation of a democratic political language and
imaginary, the corresponding developments of a liberal, capitalist polity, a purportedly secular
public sphere, and the expansions and contractions of an established yet uncertain space between
the state and the individuals it governs: the space of civil society. How have fraternal
organizations interacted with this space, what role have they played in its emergence as well as
its continuance? How have these interactions served the achievements and failures of
democratic political ideals in American history? How has the language of brotherhood and
fraternal order been appropriated for radical and/or reactionary political goals, particularly along
lines of demands for racial and gender equality? In short, how can we characterize the
relationship, historically, between democracy, civil society, and fraternalism? These are some of
the key questions we will be asking, and thus we will not only be studying Freemasonry, but
using it as a testing ground for examining the “constitutions” of American politics: the historical
construction and contemporary health of concrete organs for community and democratic
participation.
The Rules and Expectations of the Class
As a seminar, this class will require a good amount of critically engaged reading and
discussion of that reading. You can expect to read around 70-100 pages a week. Supplementary
readings, recommended for all but required only for the presenter(s), are indicated by separation
in the outline and schedule of readings below. Every student, regardless of whether they are
responsible for a presentation, should arrive having read carefully and printed out the reading for
reference during class. Students should be prepared to share with the class their critical
engagements with both the primary and secondary sources for the week.
Needless to say in any class, but particularly in a class about historical conjunctions of
concerns for the links between personal and civic virtue, academic integrity will be assumed and
rigorously enforced. Students who present or hand in plagiarized material will automatically fail
the class and be referred to the Department and Academic Dean for disciplinary measures.
Students who are confused about this should consult with the instructor as well as the academic
integrity guidelines published by the University. We do not expect any problems with this, so
have some integrity and do not provide us with any such problems.
Provisional Syllabus
The seminar will also operate with an assumption of discursive ethics, which is to say a
sense of respect (not just toleration) for opposing viewpoints expressed in the seminar. Our
whole game falls apart if we fail to practice this foundational ideal.
Grading:
Presentation: 15%
Primary Source Paper: 10%
Weekly Critiques: 15%
Participation and Assignments: 20%
Final Research Paper: 40%
Presentation: A 10-15 minute presentation on one of the readings from the supplementary
reading list. The presentation should provide a critical analysis of the reading. It should establish
a framework and interpretive scheme for approaching the reading and relating it to the larger
themes of the class. The presentation should also facilitate a discussion of the material with the
rest of the class.
Primary Source Paper: This paper should be 3-4 pages in length and will analyze a primary
source that each student will choose from their own research. UCLA’s Young Research Library
provides students with a plethora of options for obtaining primary source material. Further
information will be provided in class.
Weekly Critiques: These will provide students an opportunity to further engage with one of the
readings each week. These readings are marked in the syllabus by an asterisk. Students will write
a one-page critique about the main ideas of the article and their significance.
Final Paper: A 12-15 page research paper that will be grounded in but not limited to the
assigned readings for the class. It will be developed in personal consultation with the instructor
as well as with peers in seminar before it is turned in during Week 11 in lieu of a final exam.
Further information will be provided in class.
The Schedule and Readings of the Class
1. Introduction
- Introduction of participants, introduction to course and themes, expectations for reading and
discussion in class, assignment of an analytical paper to be completed by Week 11, division of
readings and presentations.
2. Enlightenment and the Theory of Civil Society
- Jacob, Strangers Nowhere in the World, pp. 95-121
- *McWilliams, The Idea of Fraternity in America, pp. 1-8, 64-94
- Putnam, “Bowling Alone,” pp. 65-78
Find an article on Jstor and Project Muse and find a Primary Source on library website
Supplementary Reading:
- Habermas, “Three Normative Models of Democracy,” pp. 1-10
Provisional Syllabus
- Rosanvallon, Democracy Past and Future, pp. 147-159
3. The Spirit of Association in the Eighteenth Century
- *Bullock, “The Revolutionary Transformation of American Freemasonry, 1752-1792,” pp.
347-369
- Anderson, The Constitutions of the Freemasons (Philadelphia, 1734), pp. 1-57, 80-82
- Lemay, The Life of Benjamin Franklin (v. 2), Printer and Publisher: 1730-1747, pp. 83-92
Bring a book from YRL to class
Supplementary Reading:
- Pateman, “The Fraternal Social Contract,” in The Disorder of Women, pp. 33-57
- Simmel, “Group Expansion and the Development of Individuality,” pp. 251-276, 284-288
- Skinner, “The Idea of Negative Liberty: Machiavellian and Modern Perspectives,” pp. 186-212
4. Fraternalism, Republicanism, Democracy
- Bullock, Revolutionary Brotherhood, pp. 137-162
- *Wood, Radicalism of the American Revolution, pp. 213-225
- Aedanus Burke, “Cassius,” Observations on the Society or Order of Cincinnati (1783)
- Anonymous, Observations on a Late Pamphlet Entitled Observations... (1783)
- Prince Hall, “Charges to the Brethren of the African Lodge” (1792)
Choose primary source for Primary Source Paper and Final Paper Topic
Consultations by Appointment
Supplementary Reading:
- Walker, A Noble Fight, 45-85
- Godbeer, The Overflowing of Friendship, pp. 17-48
- Harris, “Civil Society in Post-Revolutionary America,” in Empire and Nation: The American
Revolution in the Atlantic World, pp. 197-216
5. Strife in Antebellum America
- Bullock, Revolutionary Brotherhood, pp. 277-307
- *Mary P. Ryan, “Civil Society as Democratic Practice: North American Cities during the
Nineteenth Century,” pp. 559-584
- William Morgan and David Miller, Expositions of Masonry (1826), Parts 1 and 6
- Edgar Allen Poe, The Cask of Amontillado (1846)
Supplementary Reading:
- Kantrowitz, “‘Intended for the Better Government of Man’: The Political History of African
American Freemasonry in the Era of Emancipation,” pp. 1001-1026
- Kutolowski, “Freemasonry and Community in the Early Republic,” pp. 543-561
6. The Road to Modern America and Freemasonry
- Roscoe Pound, Masonic Writings and Addresses of Roscoe Pound, “Causes of Divergence in
the Ritual,” and selections from “Masonic Jurisprudence,” pp. 199-226, 261-311
- Moore, “The Masonic Lodge Room, 1870-1930: A Sacred Space of Masculine Spiritual
Hierarchy,” pp. 26-39
Provisional Syllabus
- *Clawson, “Fraternal Orders and Class-Formation in the Nineteenth Century United States,”
pp. 672-695
PRIMARY SOURCE PAPER DUE
Supplementary Reading:
- Harland-Jacobs, “‘Hands Across the Sea,’ The Masonic Network, British Imperialism, and the
North Atlantic World,” pp. 237-253
- Lewchuk, “Men and Monotony: Fraternalism as a Managerial Strategy at the Ford Motor
Company,” pp. 824-856
7. Race and Fraternalism
- *Skocpol, Liazos, and Ganz, What a Mighty Power We Can Be, pp. 1-20, 61-94, 174-213
Abstract and Annotated Bibliography for paper
Supplementary Reading:
- Walker, A Noble Fight, pp. 175-218
- Payne, I’ve Got the Light of Freedom, pp. 317-337
8. Capitalism, Paranoia, and Secret Societies
- *Michael Lind, “Rev. Robertson’s Grand International Conspiracy Theory,” NYRB, 1995
- Pat Robertson, The New World Order, pp. 167-185
- Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow, pp. 580-591 (590-601 in later ed.)
Thesis Statement
Supplementary Reading
- Koselleck, Critique and Crisis, pp. 76-97
- Hofstadter, “The Paranoid Style in American Politics,” pp. 3-40
9. Experiments in Association
- *McWilliams, The Idea of Fraternity in America, pp. 570-624
Introduction paragraph and Outline
Supplementary Readings:
- Walzer, “The Civil Society Argument,” in Dimensions of Radical Democracy, pp. 89-107
- Mouffe, “Democratic Citizenship and the Political Community,” in Dimensions of Radical
Democracy, pp. 225-239
- Wolin, “What Revolutionary Action Means Today,” in Dimensions of Radical Democracy, pp.
240-253
10. Presentations and Summation
Presentation of papers in class
Rough Draft
Consultations by Appointment
11. FINAL PAPERS DUE
UCLA Department of History
History 97D: Freemasonry, Civil Society, and American Democracy
Winter Quarter, 2012
Jesse Sadler, Instructor
Email: Jsadler@ucla.edu
The Plan of the Class
This course will look at Freemasonry and other fraternal organizations in the context of
the emergence of civil society and democratic politics in the United States, from the European
origins of Masonic activity to the place of fraternalism in our present moment. Throughout the
class, we will be testing the extent to which Freemasonry and similar organizations provided a
mediating role, between people and the state, between people and other social organizations, and
between citizens themselves, amidst wider developments in American politics, economics, and
society. These developments include the creation of a democratic political language and
imaginary, the corresponding developments of a liberal, capitalist polity, a purportedly secular
public sphere, and the expansions and contractions of an established yet uncertain space between
the state and the individuals it governs: the space of civil society. How have fraternal
organizations interacted with this space, what role have they played in its emergence as well as
its continuance? How have these interactions served the achievements and failures of
democratic political ideals in American history? How has the language of brotherhood and
fraternal order been appropriated for radical and/or reactionary political goals, particularly along
lines of demands for racial and gender equality? In short, how can we characterize the
relationship, historically, between democracy, civil society, and fraternalism? These are some of
the key questions we will be asking, and thus we will not only be studying Freemasonry, but
using it as a testing ground for examining the “constitutions” of American politics: the historical
construction and contemporary health of concrete organs for community and democratic
participation.
The Rules and Expectations of the Class
As a seminar, this class will require a good amount of critically engaged reading and
discussion of that reading. You can expect to read around 70-100 pages a week. Supplementary
readings, recommended for all but required only for the presenter(s), are indicated by separation
in the outline and schedule of readings below. Every student, regardless of whether they are
responsible for a presentation, should arrive having read carefully and printed out the reading for
reference during class. Students should be prepared to share with the class their critical
engagements with both the primary and secondary sources for the week.
Needless to say in any class, but particularly in a class about historical conjunctions of
concerns for the links between personal and civic virtue, academic integrity will be assumed and
rigorously enforced. Students who present or hand in plagiarized material will automatically fail
the class and be referred to the Department and Academic Dean for disciplinary measures.
Students who are confused about this should consult with the instructor as well as the academic
integrity guidelines published by the University. We do not expect any problems with this, so
have some integrity and do not provide us with any such problems.
Provisional Syllabus
The seminar will also operate with an assumption of discursive ethics, which is to say a
sense of respect (not just toleration) for opposing viewpoints expressed in the seminar. Our
whole game falls apart if we fail to practice this foundational ideal.
Grading:
Presentation: 15%
Primary Source Paper: 10%
Weekly Critiques: 15%
Participation and Assignments: 20%
Final Research Paper: 40%
Presentation: A 10-15 minute presentation on one of the readings from the supplementary
reading list. The presentation should provide a critical analysis of the reading. It should establish
a framework and interpretive scheme for approaching the reading and relating it to the larger
themes of the class. The presentation should also facilitate a discussion of the material with the
rest of the class.
Primary Source Paper: This paper should be 3-4 pages in length and will analyze a primary
source that each student will choose from their own research. UCLA’s Young Research Library
provides students with a plethora of options for obtaining primary source material. Further
information will be provided in class.
Weekly Critiques: These will provide students an opportunity to further engage with one of the
readings each week. These readings are marked in the syllabus by an asterisk. Students will write
a one-page critique about the main ideas of the article and their significance.
Final Paper: A 12-15 page research paper that will be grounded in but not limited to the
assigned readings for the class. It will be developed in personal consultation with the instructor
as well as with peers in seminar before it is turned in during Week 11 in lieu of a final exam.
Further information will be provided in class.
The Schedule and Readings of the Class
1. Introduction
- Introduction of participants, introduction to course and themes, expectations for reading and
discussion in class, assignment of an analytical paper to be completed by Week 11, division of
readings and presentations.
2. Enlightenment and the Theory of Civil Society
- Jacob, Strangers Nowhere in the World, pp. 95-121
- *McWilliams, The Idea of Fraternity in America, pp. 1-8, 64-94
- Putnam, “Bowling Alone,” pp. 65-78
Find an article on Jstor and Project Muse and find a Primary Source on library website
Supplementary Reading:
- Habermas, “Three Normative Models of Democracy,” pp. 1-10
Provisional Syllabus
- Rosanvallon, Democracy Past and Future, pp. 147-159
3. The Spirit of Association in the Eighteenth Century
- *Bullock, “The Revolutionary Transformation of American Freemasonry, 1752-1792,” pp.
347-369
- Anderson, The Constitutions of the Freemasons (Philadelphia, 1734), pp. 1-57, 80-82
- Lemay, The Life of Benjamin Franklin (v. 2), Printer and Publisher: 1730-1747, pp. 83-92
Bring a book from YRL to class
Supplementary Reading:
- Pateman, “The Fraternal Social Contract,” in The Disorder of Women, pp. 33-57
- Simmel, “Group Expansion and the Development of Individuality,” pp. 251-276, 284-288
- Skinner, “The Idea of Negative Liberty: Machiavellian and Modern Perspectives,” pp. 186-212
4. Fraternalism, Republicanism, Democracy
- Bullock, Revolutionary Brotherhood, pp. 137-162
- *Wood, Radicalism of the American Revolution, pp. 213-225
- Aedanus Burke, “Cassius,” Observations on the Society or Order of Cincinnati (1783)
- Anonymous, Observations on a Late Pamphlet Entitled Observations... (1783)
- Prince Hall, “Charges to the Brethren of the African Lodge” (1792)
Choose primary source for Primary Source Paper and Final Paper Topic
Consultations by Appointment
Supplementary Reading:
- Walker, A Noble Fight, 45-85
- Godbeer, The Overflowing of Friendship, pp. 17-48
- Harris, “Civil Society in Post-Revolutionary America,” in Empire and Nation: The American
Revolution in the Atlantic World, pp. 197-216
5. Strife in Antebellum America
- Bullock, Revolutionary Brotherhood, pp. 277-307
- *Mary P. Ryan, “Civil Society as Democratic Practice: North American Cities during the
Nineteenth Century,” pp. 559-584
- William Morgan and David Miller, Expositions of Masonry (1826), Parts 1 and 6
- Edgar Allen Poe, The Cask of Amontillado (1846)
Supplementary Reading:
- Kantrowitz, “‘Intended for the Better Government of Man’: The Political History of African
American Freemasonry in the Era of Emancipation,” pp. 1001-1026
- Kutolowski, “Freemasonry and Community in the Early Republic,” pp. 543-561
6. The Road to Modern America and Freemasonry
- Roscoe Pound, Masonic Writings and Addresses of Roscoe Pound, “Causes of Divergence in
the Ritual,” and selections from “Masonic Jurisprudence,” pp. 199-226, 261-311
- Moore, “The Masonic Lodge Room, 1870-1930: A Sacred Space of Masculine Spiritual
Hierarchy,” pp. 26-39
Provisional Syllabus
- *Clawson, “Fraternal Orders and Class-Formation in the Nineteenth Century United States,”
pp. 672-695
PRIMARY SOURCE PAPER DUE
Supplementary Reading:
- Harland-Jacobs, “‘Hands Across the Sea,’ The Masonic Network, British Imperialism, and the
North Atlantic World,” pp. 237-253
- Lewchuk, “Men and Monotony: Fraternalism as a Managerial Strategy at the Ford Motor
Company,” pp. 824-856
7. Race and Fraternalism
- *Skocpol, Liazos, and Ganz, What a Mighty Power We Can Be, pp. 1-20, 61-94, 174-213
Abstract and Annotated Bibliography for paper
Supplementary Reading:
- Walker, A Noble Fight, pp. 175-218
- Payne, I’ve Got the Light of Freedom, pp. 317-337
8. Capitalism, Paranoia, and Secret Societies
- *Michael Lind, “Rev. Robertson’s Grand International Conspiracy Theory,” NYRB, 1995
- Pat Robertson, The New World Order, pp. 167-185
- Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow, pp. 580-591 (590-601 in later ed.)
Thesis Statement
Supplementary Reading
- Koselleck, Critique and Crisis, pp. 76-97
- Hofstadter, “The Paranoid Style in American Politics,” pp. 3-40
9. Experiments in Association
- *McWilliams, The Idea of Fraternity in America, pp. 570-624
Introduction paragraph and Outline
Supplementary Readings:
- Walzer, “The Civil Society Argument,” in Dimensions of Radical Democracy, pp. 89-107
- Mouffe, “Democratic Citizenship and the Political Community,” in Dimensions of Radical
Democracy, pp. 225-239
- Wolin, “What Revolutionary Action Means Today,” in Dimensions of Radical Democracy, pp.
240-253
10. Presentations and Summation
Presentation of papers in class
Rough Draft
Consultations by Appointment
11. FINAL PAPERS DUE
lunes 16 de enero de 2012
The Charter of compassion
The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another there, and to honour the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect.
It is also necessary in both public and private life to refrain consistently and empathically from inflicting pain. To act or speak violently out of spite, chauvinism, or self-interest, to impoverish, exploit or deny basic rights to anybody, and to incite hatred by denigrating others—even our enemies—is a denial of our common humanity. We acknowledge that we have failed to live compassionately and that some have even increased the sum of human misery in the name of religion.
We therefore call upon all men and women ~ to restore compassion to the centre of morality and religion ~ to return to the ancient principle that any interpretation of scripture that breeds violence, hatred or disdain is illegitimate ~ to ensure that youth are given accurate and respectful information about other traditions, religions and cultures ~ to encourage a positive appreciation of cultural and religious diversity ~ to cultivate an informed empathy with the suffering of all human beings—even those regarded as enemies.
We urgently need to make compassion a clear, luminous and dynamic force in our polarized world. Rooted in a principled determination to transcend selfishness, compassion can break down political, dogmatic, ideological and religious boundaries. Born of our deep interdependence, compassion is essential to human relationships and to a fulfilled humanity. It is the path to enlightenment, and indispensable to the creation of a just economy and a peaceful global community.
miércoles 11 de enero de 2012
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