HUMA 1165 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ineffability, Escapism, Tantrum
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Notes: list and describe two gods in ragnarok. Rooted in death and fear of extinction. Different parts of the world in our minds. Noetic: knowledge: dispute between science and religion. Seeing things that are not actually there. Sus: in mysticism, william james writes, we are alive or dead to the eternal inner message of the arts according as we have kept or lost this mystical susceptibility. Two interpretations: ex) filming the northern lights, rational: filming, cameras, trying to capture. Musician, chef, and carpenter require creativity and irrational thinking. Lawyer, accountant, doctor require precision and rational thinking. Product of sanity not product of insanity. Coming to terms about never marrying and having children. Love of art = loss of real love. Death is peaceful and happy eternal. Takes paint with him to kill himself: suicide is a moral sin in christian. Stop what you are doing and notice. Can be told of but not in words.
