PHIL-403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Dialectic, Intersectionality
17 Oct 2017
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Wisdom comes with time; it is not a date set on the calendar. Genius has occurred in the past and will come back. Our temperament is the string on which our beads (moods) fall. The definition of spiritual : that which be its own evidence . What is trivial is conformity (like gift giving out of obligation); non momentous; not active. Early mentioning of sons death: emotion; yet its left no scar he has gained nothing to show for his. The one dimensional parts of man : not well rounded people; the man who is only known for his single. The genius" experience of life: may fail in life if others don"t accept their genius/it goes unshared. The only thing grief teaches us is how shallow it is. Introduction: alludes to topics about extremes, about experience, conformity versus self reliance. Begins by discussing lapses in accomplishment: we have periods of inaccomplishment (originality of accomplishment matters)
