PHILOS 1C03 Lecture : Philosophy in Literature-Mar.27 "Blindness - Outside the Mental Hospital"
27 Mar 2012
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Blindness outside: out of the mental hospital, wandering in the city, still without food, still without sanitation or running water, hunting and gathering the doctor"s wife assumes a hunter/gatherer type of provider position. Who are they: human beings, but They are not identified in terms of their ability to think, but are instead identified by their animal nature the needs of their bodies, not the needs of their minds. Search for their homes, where they used to live. Writer living in their home, waiting for his wife and daughters" return: 295: the doctor"s office. Professional life home is the private life: significance of a home: In the city, people have lost their homes, unable to find them, maybe also their families. Other losses, but perhaps these are not as important. Homes signify safety and security, possession, privacy, a self each individual"s home is a reflection of their selves place for rejuvenation, rest, purification.
