Unit 4 Text I A Few Kind Words for Superstition By Roberson Davies
Unit 4 Text I A Few Kind Words for Superstition By Roberson Davies
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious.It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. -Albert Einstein,The World as I See It,1931
• The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. • -Albert Einstein, The World as I See It, 1931
Detailed Study of the text In the essay,Davies attempts to explain why,in our scientific times,superstitions are still so strongly believed, even by the most educated people. 。Structure: This essay can be divided into 7 parts as follows: Part1 Paras.1-2:Introductory part Part 2 Paras.3-6:Description and explanation of the four manifestations of superstition one by one. Part 3 Para.7:Exploration of its history and its relevance to human psychology Part 4:Para.8:Difference between superstition and religion Part 5:Paras.9-10:The characteristic of superstition Part 6 Para.11:The reason why superstition is so popular Part 7 Para.12:Concluding paragraph
Detailed Study of the text • In the essay, Davies attempts to explain why, in our scientific times, superstitions are still so strongly believed, even by the most educated people. • Structure: • This essay can be divided into 7 parts as follows: • Part1 Paras. 1-2: Introductory part • Part 2 Paras. 3-6: Description and explanation of the four manifestations of superstition one by one. • Part 3 Para.7: Exploration of its history and its relevance to human psychology • Part 4 : Para.8: Difference between superstition and religion • Part 5: Paras.9-10:The characteristic of superstition • Part 6 :Para.11:The reason why superstition is so popular • Part 7 Para.12: Concluding paragraph
Question:What do you think is superstition?
Question: What do you think is superstition?
PartI Paras.1-2:Introductory part Questions: What is the common assumption about people who believe in superstition?How does the author discredit this assumption?. Do you agree with the author when he says "In serious discussions of the renaissance of the irrational'in our time,people don't think that superstition is a great threat to reason or science"?
Part1 Paras. 1-2: Introductory part Questions: • What is the common assumption about people who believe in superstition? How does the author discredit this assumption?. • Do you agree with the author when he says “In serious discussions of ‘the renaissance of the irrational’ in our time, people don’t think that superstition is a great threat to reason or science”?