Problem
I. What is a social construction? How is national border a social construction? Would it exist without social agreements and whether it is the kind of thing a natural scientist, such as a geologist, would be able to find in a world without human beings.
II. What is a social construction? How is time zone construction? Would it exist without social agreements and whether it is the kind of thing a natural scientist, such as a geologist, would be able to find in a world without human beings.
III. What does Sartre mean by "bad faith"? Why does he think we are lying to ourselves when we define ourselves only in terms of our roles (for example, our job)? What is this denying about ourselves?
IV. Gloria Anzaldúa discusses what it is like to live in what she calls "the borderlands." Part of this idea is geographical. However, another part relates to her identity. In the non-Geographical sense, what does she mean that it is challenging to live in the borderlands?
V. What are the three stages on life's way for Kierkegaard? Does Kierkegaard think you can get to the final stage through rational reflection alone? What else is needed?