PSYC18H3 Lecture Notes - Verstehen, Immanuel Kant, Existential Crisis
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Lecture 1: adapting to our worlds (adjustment, finding meaning in our worlds, finding beauty in our worlds and expressing ourselves in our worlds. Locating ourselves in space/ time/ history video (powers of 10): Space: the powers of 10 series of videos, help us gain perspective regatiding orders of magnitude, video 1st zooms out from a picnic scene and then, in the second part, zooms in toward quarks. Time: time isn"t shown in a linear way, but in a logarithmic way, travelling through orders of magnitude means that time is slowing down by a factory of 10 e/ time. Our era: appearance of google total access of all knowledge outside of our minds instantly: world (3 types): How do we merge with it & how do we separate from it (ex: welcoming chair/bed vs unwelcoming chair/bed) Some ppl more social vs some w/ feelings of alienation towards o/s. Can be with or w. o (need quiet time, also need time w/ o"s)
