I know we are pretty much done with the Nietzsche, but I just wanted to share some final thoughts on it.
Nietzsche says "every concept originates through our equating what is unequal." For me, the small differences between each and every single "leaf" are present, but unimportant as it pertains to how we use them. Eskimos have however many different words for snow because these differences are essential to how the Eskimos use the snow. The differences among these "leaves" or any other objects which we have forgotten the individual differences of are not integral to the functioning of our society. We categorize these individual experiences into more general concepts (language) which allow us to identify and convey to others our needs. We do not need to distinguish among all these individual differences because our generalizations allow us to function in our society.
Maybe not thoughts. Just a thought.=)
One thing that immediately jumped out to me in the Freud reading occurs on page 30 in the last paragraph. "There is no need for me to quote any instances." I was taken aback when I read this and it prompted me to ask why Freud had done this. Was the previous statement so obvious that examples were unnecessary? Did the premises of his argument lead to this conclusion? Or had Freud simply become overly confident in his idea?
Until tommorow.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Exercise 3.6
Since the assignment is due Thursday morning, what better time to submit it than Wednesday night? A few of them gave me a bit of trouble so forgive me in advance for mistakes.
1) Lincoln hoped to preserve the Union without war, but when the South attacked Fort Sumter, war became inevitable.
2) The president's aides attempted to assert him the congressional subpoena's immunizing.
3) Business executives predicted that the economy would quickly revive.
4) The way you analyzed my report omits any data supporting the way you criticized what I found.
5) The public may decide that Congress needs to act because the health care industry cannot control costs.
6) The pope appealed to make the world's rich nations assist those facing the threat of Africa's residents starving.
7) Several candidates attempted to explain the increase of voters participating in this year's election.
8) The class agreed on the reading list based on the assumption that there would be tests on only certain sections.
9) The business-sector did not study independently the cause of the sudden increase in the trade surplus.
10) Fraternities understood the need for controls over drinking on campus.
11) The CIA is uncertain if North Korea intends to cease testing missiles.
12) The coaching staff responsibilizes the team to physically condition.
13) If data contradict each other, you must explain why.
14) The Dean rejecting our proposal disappointed us but did not surprise us because we expected it was what he had decided.
15) They performed the play enthusiastically, but did not stage it intelligently.
1) Lincoln hoped to preserve the Union without war, but when the South attacked Fort Sumter, war became inevitable.
2) The president's aides attempted to assert him the congressional subpoena's immunizing.
3) Business executives predicted that the economy would quickly revive.
4) The way you analyzed my report omits any data supporting the way you criticized what I found.
5) The public may decide that Congress needs to act because the health care industry cannot control costs.
6) The pope appealed to make the world's rich nations assist those facing the threat of Africa's residents starving.
7) Several candidates attempted to explain the increase of voters participating in this year's election.
8) The class agreed on the reading list based on the assumption that there would be tests on only certain sections.
9) The business-sector did not study independently the cause of the sudden increase in the trade surplus.
10) Fraternities understood the need for controls over drinking on campus.
11) The CIA is uncertain if North Korea intends to cease testing missiles.
12) The coaching staff responsibilizes the team to physically condition.
13) If data contradict each other, you must explain why.
14) The Dean rejecting our proposal disappointed us but did not surprise us because we expected it was what he had decided.
15) They performed the play enthusiastically, but did not stage it intelligently.
Exercise 3.6
Hey, I definitely know it isn't perfect. So feel free to correct me any time. See you guys tomorrow~
1. Lincoln hoped to preserve the Union without war, but when the South attacked Fort Sumter, the war became inevitable.
2. Congress subpoenaed the President, but the president's aides attempted to assert that he ought to be immune.
3. The business executives predicted that the economy would quickly revive.
4. In analyzing what I had found out, you criticized me but did not support your argument with any data.
5. If the health care industry is unable to control the cost, the public may decide that Congress needs to act.
6. The Pope appealed to the world's rich nations to assist those facing the threat of starvation in Africa.
7. Several candidates attempted to explain why more voters participated in this year's election.
8. The class agreed on the reading list based on the assumption that there would be tests on only certain selections.
9. The business-sector did not independently study the cause of the sudden increase in the trade surplus.
10. Fraternities recognized the need to control drinking on campus.
11. The CIA is uncertain whether North Korea intends to cease its missile testing.
12. The coaching staff is responsible for the team's physical condition.
13. You need to explain why the data contradict themselves.
14. Although we were disappointed that the Dean rejected our proposal, we were not surprised because we expected him to decide against it.
15. The actors performed the play enthusiastically, but it was not staged intelligently.
Hee Kyun Chung
1. Lincoln hoped to preserve the Union without war, but when the South attacked Fort Sumter, the war became inevitable.
2. Congress subpoenaed the President, but the president's aides attempted to assert that he ought to be immune.
3. The business executives predicted that the economy would quickly revive.
4. In analyzing what I had found out, you criticized me but did not support your argument with any data.
5. If the health care industry is unable to control the cost, the public may decide that Congress needs to act.
6. The Pope appealed to the world's rich nations to assist those facing the threat of starvation in Africa.
7. Several candidates attempted to explain why more voters participated in this year's election.
8. The class agreed on the reading list based on the assumption that there would be tests on only certain selections.
9. The business-sector did not independently study the cause of the sudden increase in the trade surplus.
10. Fraternities recognized the need to control drinking on campus.
11. The CIA is uncertain whether North Korea intends to cease its missile testing.
12. The coaching staff is responsible for the team's physical condition.
13. You need to explain why the data contradict themselves.
14. Although we were disappointed that the Dean rejected our proposal, we were not surprised because we expected him to decide against it.
15. The actors performed the play enthusiastically, but it was not staged intelligently.
Hee Kyun Chung
On Dreams
I began reading Freud today, and realized that the syllabus said pages 5-32. I'm assuming these are the pages of the first few chapters of the book, but my pages start on 1. Basically my question is, which chapters are we supposed to read?
Kyle Meshna
Kyle Meshna
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Exercise 3.6
Well, here it is. I hope I did this right. Don't yell at me too much if it's not done right. Ha
1. Lincoln hoped to preserve the Union without war, but when the South attacked Fort Sumter, war became inevitable.
2. The president’s aides attempted to immunize the president from Congress’ subpoena.
3. The business executives’ predicted that the economy would quickly revive.
4. When you analyze my report, any data supporting you criticizes what I have found.
5. The health care industry, unable to control the cost, could lead the public to decide that Congress must act.
6. The pope appealed to the world’s rich nations to assist those threatened in Africa.
7. Several candidates attempted to explain why more voters voted in this year’s election.
8. The class agreed on the reading list, assuming tests would be only on certain sections.
9. The business sector did not independently study why the trade surplus suddenly increased.
10. Fraternities understand the need to control drinking on campus.
11. The CIA is uncertain whether North Korea intends to cease missile testing.
12. The coaching staff is responsible of the team’s physical condition.
13. If the data contradict each other, you must explain why.
14. When the Dean rejected our proposal, we were disappointed but not surprised because we expected that this had been decided.
15. They performed the play enthusiastically, but did not stage it intelligently.
After reading the 2nd part of the text, I decided to throw in my two cents.
Nietzsche seems to play around with several perspectives and “truths”– including the scientific, the rational, and the aesthetic. And what I found particularly interesting in the reading is Nietzsche’s passion for and glorification of the Greeks and their aesthetic way of life.
I’m not too confident in my understanding but here is my general interpretation: Nietzsche believes that the rational man experiences constant misfortune due to his intellect and his needs. The Greeks, too, experience misfortune, but unlike the rational man, the Greeks, Nietzsche believed, accepted life with all its suffering and deception (albeit unknowingly); and in doing so, they became “overjoyed heroes,” an aesthetic existence.
Here, I think it is important to note how Nietzsche’s writing intensifies: how he uses exclamation marks, italics, and how he repeatedly uses the word he, as if deifying. To me, Nietzsche seems to have a more personal tone at the end; he emotes his longing for something he may believe is no longer attainable.
With that said, I don’t believe Nietzsche dislikes the human race, but rather the current state of humanity– how we are thrown about by nature, by intellect, by indigence. I think Nietzsche sees how out of touch humankind is to that aesthetic perspective, that intuition the Greeks had. And consequently, Nietzsche may be expressing his frustration ( as Zachary previously noted ) in a way which may seem to us cynical or mocking. Just a thought.
-Bryan H
Nietzsche seems to play around with several perspectives and “truths”– including the scientific, the rational, and the aesthetic. And what I found particularly interesting in the reading is Nietzsche’s passion for and glorification of the Greeks and their aesthetic way of life.
I’m not too confident in my understanding but here is my general interpretation: Nietzsche believes that the rational man experiences constant misfortune due to his intellect and his needs. The Greeks, too, experience misfortune, but unlike the rational man, the Greeks, Nietzsche believed, accepted life with all its suffering and deception (albeit unknowingly); and in doing so, they became “overjoyed heroes,” an aesthetic existence.
Here, I think it is important to note how Nietzsche’s writing intensifies: how he uses exclamation marks, italics, and how he repeatedly uses the word he, as if deifying. To me, Nietzsche seems to have a more personal tone at the end; he emotes his longing for something he may believe is no longer attainable.
With that said, I don’t believe Nietzsche dislikes the human race, but rather the current state of humanity– how we are thrown about by nature, by intellect, by indigence. I think Nietzsche sees how out of touch humankind is to that aesthetic perspective, that intuition the Greeks had. And consequently, Nietzsche may be expressing his frustration ( as Zachary previously noted ) in a way which may seem to us cynical or mocking. Just a thought.
-Bryan H
Monday, September 8, 2008
Straying from Nietzsche...A Response to Writing Analytically
So I suppose that I'd like to peel my mind from the still unclear writing of Nietzsche and instead look at the packet that was handed out in class from what I believe was the Writing Analytically book. Various activities labeled "Try This" were scattered throughout the text, and while I'm usually one to skip examples and skim read as fast as possible in an attempt to overcome whatever material I've been assigned, one heading in particular caught my eye.
"Looking at Gendered Language"
I think that in college, more than ever, the differences and realizations of gender begin to appear amongst men and women. College can be best known for the sex, parties, co-ed dorms and the highly social aspect of everything surrounding it rather than the education itself sometimes. With this, our perception of what men and women are changes as well.
Every sex has their own perception, generally speaking but varying from person to person about what the true representation of their gender is. There's the definition of a man; beer guzzling, hair on your chest, womanizing, "bros before hos" kind of guy. Then there's the girl who wears pretty clothes, maintains her looks and flirts with guys but would never ruin her record and stoop as low as something as a one night stand.
Gender classification stretches further however, and into a more important and possibly more broadly used category; derogatory titles. Women who sleep around are known by men and women alike as sluts, and whores. However, why is it more commonly accepted when men sleep around? When did promiscuity become a rite of passage for manhood? I'm not complaining, sex is sex and as long as you wrap it before you tap it go for it, but the discrepancy is worrisome to say the least.
Double standards, especially between the sexes, seem to be something that will last forever. Equality will remain a goal just out of our reach until we can truly conquer the results of our own society's predisposition towards gender.
-Mr. Iwanicki
"Looking at Gendered Language"
I think that in college, more than ever, the differences and realizations of gender begin to appear amongst men and women. College can be best known for the sex, parties, co-ed dorms and the highly social aspect of everything surrounding it rather than the education itself sometimes. With this, our perception of what men and women are changes as well.
Every sex has their own perception, generally speaking but varying from person to person about what the true representation of their gender is. There's the definition of a man; beer guzzling, hair on your chest, womanizing, "bros before hos" kind of guy. Then there's the girl who wears pretty clothes, maintains her looks and flirts with guys but would never ruin her record and stoop as low as something as a one night stand.
Gender classification stretches further however, and into a more important and possibly more broadly used category; derogatory titles. Women who sleep around are known by men and women alike as sluts, and whores. However, why is it more commonly accepted when men sleep around? When did promiscuity become a rite of passage for manhood? I'm not complaining, sex is sex and as long as you wrap it before you tap it go for it, but the discrepancy is worrisome to say the least.
Double standards, especially between the sexes, seem to be something that will last forever. Equality will remain a goal just out of our reach until we can truly conquer the results of our own society's predisposition towards gender.
-Mr. Iwanicki
In response to the 1st blog, I really feel he just doesn't like the human race. He feels humans have tainted the world in a bad way and screwed with natures natural course (which we kind of did). I feel he uses those words for humans almost as if we would have been better of without intellect and primal like all the other animals around us. That he feels like intellect shouldn't have ever existed.. I also feel like this is why he likes to mock humans, and science I guess, because science was a subject created by human intellect.
I also feel that from our discussion before in class, he is trying to make an argument that he feels is unarguable. There are no words to argue his point because he feels the basis for his point doesn't exist. I think he just trying to put into words for other people to understand what he is trying to say, yet he fails because there is no understandable way to get his message across. I think that's why he seems to never fully back up his argument, because maybe he is trying to get across that he can't, because it's impossible.
Yes. He definitely is questioning why humans think they are so important, or rather why humans think their intellect is so important, and therefore is suggesting that we shouldn't think that way. For example in the second paragraph he explains how intellect is solely created by humans, and we are the only ones who give it such importance but if we could talk to a mosquito, he/she would think the world revolved around them (but we haven't so how would we know?). Then explains how humans are proud because they think they know the ways of the universe due to their grand knowledge of everything because of their own actions and thoughts ( yet I think he is trying to say either that we do not or cannot know because it's nature or something OR that we are so distracted by our own intellect that we think we know everything, and therefore we're looking at the world biasly or something. someone can help me out with this..)
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Preliminary Analysis: Nietzsche, “On Truth and Lies in an Extra-Moral Sense”
Hello everyone, so I figured I would get the ball rolling in terms of discussion on the blog. So I begin reading the Nietzsche and I am immediately confused about some ideas. First off, being used to a different style of writing, I immediately expect direct examples; his analysis of the ideas seems rather limited because he provides no real support for his arguments. And I say real, meaning actual provable topics. In addition, is it just me, or does Nietzsche seem extremely critical of human kind? His use of the words, "wretched... of his ignorance... employ the intellect mostly for simulation alone," seem extremely disbeleiving of the sometimes stated 'natural good' that humanity contains. What exactly is Nietzsche's goal here; is he attempting to strike fear upon his audience, or is he merely expressing his frustration with the refractory nature of the human race?
-Zachary E. Blender-
-Zachary E. Blender-
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Writing Analytically
Hey everybody,
So after spending a bit of time comparing Writing Analytically's 4th edition to its 5th edition, it became pretty clear that they're really not easily used together - the 5th edition rearranges sections, adds new stuff, and omits some segments that I was planning on using later in the semester. So, unfortunately, I'm going to have to ask that everyone get a hold of the 4th edition. I know this may inconvenience some, if not many, of you, and I apologize in advance. Hopefully if you bought the book at either Ned's or the ASUC Bookstore you'll be able to return it without many problems.
Here's the good news: the 4th edition is much cheaper. Here is the link to the Amazon page, which, you can see, also gives you the link to this page, where you can buy the 4th edition for far less than $10, including shipping. Since we aren't really digging into the book for a few weeks, that should give you enough time to get a hold of it by then. And if we run into any real trouble, I can always make copies for a week or so.
Apologies again ... see you all tomorrow.
-Ben
So after spending a bit of time comparing Writing Analytically's 4th edition to its 5th edition, it became pretty clear that they're really not easily used together - the 5th edition rearranges sections, adds new stuff, and omits some segments that I was planning on using later in the semester. So, unfortunately, I'm going to have to ask that everyone get a hold of the 4th edition. I know this may inconvenience some, if not many, of you, and I apologize in advance. Hopefully if you bought the book at either Ned's or the ASUC Bookstore you'll be able to return it without many problems.
Here's the good news: the 4th edition is much cheaper. Here is the link to the Amazon page, which, you can see, also gives you the link to this page, where you can buy the 4th edition for far less than $10, including shipping. Since we aren't really digging into the book for a few weeks, that should give you enough time to get a hold of it by then. And if we run into any real trouble, I can always make copies for a week or so.
Apologies again ... see you all tomorrow.
-Ben
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