{short course description:}

    Do you want to make your life more:
autonomous, focused, organized, & meaningful?
Using a study book of the same name,
we will first define Authenticity,
take an Authenticity Test, consider several
possible Authentic projects-of-being,
and finally explore Authenticity as described by
Camus, Sartre, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, & Maslow.
     The instructor is James Park,
existential philosopher and author of the text,
which will be available in class for $15.

{one-page course description:}
 

    Authenticity is more a structure than a content.
We individually must choose our basic life-goals.
But perhaps sharing with other persons
who are attempting to become more Authentic
will help us to make
the growth choices rather than the safe choices.

    This seminar will be a discussion of Authenticity
as it applies to our own lives.
There will be four sessions, based on the Parts of the text:
I. Introduction of the participants and the course.
II. Part I: A Definition of Authenticity and an Authenticity Test.
III. Part II: Creating Our Own Authentic Projects-of-Being.
IV. Part III: Authenticity as Described by 5 Existentialists.

    The text for this course is Becoming More Authentic.
The complete table of contents will appear if you click this line:
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~parkx032/AU.html
From this table of contents you can open several pages of the book.
The text costs $15 (wholesale price) and will be available in class.

    Instructor: James Park,
existential philosopher and author of Becoming More Authentic.

DATE & TIME: (when would be best for you?)
PLACE: (open to suggestions)
FEE:  Free of Charge (unless the meeting room costs something)

{Watch the space above for details.
Or put yourself on the e-mailing list to be informed when
Becoming More Authentic will be offered in the Twin Cities:
Write to: James Park, e-mail: PARKx032@TC.UMN.EDU
In the subject line write: AU List.
If you have suggestions about times and places,
include this in your e-mail.}

{syllabus for distant learners:}

    If you cannot attend the classes in Minneapolis or Saint Paul,
you should read as much as you please from the Authenticity Bibliography.
Then you can join the Internet Discussion of Authenticity.
Even if your questions or comments
are not posted as part of this internet discussion,
the instructor will reply to you by e-mail.

   James Park is the facilitator of this class.
He is an existential philosopher and author of Becoming More Authentic.
Anyone may join the distant learning dialog at any time.
Send your comments and questions to James Park:
PARKx032@TC.UMN.EDU
He will respond to all communications.
Some questions and his replies
will be selected to be posted along with this course description.
Links to these Questions & Answers will appear below.

    Pass the word to other Internet friends
who might be interested in exploring how to become more Authentic.

INTERNET DISCUSSION OF AUTHENTICITY FOR DISTANT LEARNERS