Reading Guide
for Burke, "The Road from Alexandria"
NO POSTING DUE. Class on Dec. 4 includes a video paralleling this text. If you like trying to solve mysteries, don't read this in advance. On the other hand, if you prefer to have a map to follow, then preview this before class. The text serves as an approximate record of the video for reference.
Questions:
How is Burke's "timeline" different from conventional timelines? What is Burke's intended lesson in assembling his "timeline" in this way?
In the film version, Burke comments on several alternative histories diverging from the vacuum pump. Why does Burke consider this important?
[Challenging] What is Burke's implicit view of causality, or how change occurs? (Consider, by contrast perhaps, a "billiard-ball" or "domino" view of causality, with one event leading to another in linear sequence?)
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