Soren Kierkegaard was a philosopher that challenged life's meaning and how we determine it. This was during a time, in the 10th century, that championed rationality over any other subjective or unprovable belief.
Watch this video about rational thinking and the meaning of life.
Write a comment that explores the limits of rational thinking.
Consider these questions:
1. Does rational thinking prevent meaning from life?
2. Does subjectivity mean ignoring all rational tenants?
3. Is it important to have meaning in life?
4. What combination of rational thinking and subjectivity lead to a meaningful life?
5. Is it possible, or safe, to completely ignore all rational thinking?
6. Is it possible that subjectivity draws from rational thinking?
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
"Why am I so Brown?" by Trinidad Sanchez, Jr.
In Bless Me, Ultima, Antonio struggles with fitting in at school because of his cultural heritage (pg. 58-59). Consider the "tristesa de la vida" that he feels. What is this sadness and why does it exist?
Read the poem "Why am I so Brown?" by Trinidad Sanchez, Jr. Think about how our cultural identity shapes who we are and how we interact in society. Examine the pride and connection of an individual with culture in the poem. Leave a post that analyzes the poems themes and use of diction to convey a message about heritage and how it interacts with society.
Read the poem "Why am I so Brown?" by Trinidad Sanchez, Jr. Think about how our cultural identity shapes who we are and how we interact in society. Examine the pride and connection of an individual with culture in the poem. Leave a post that analyzes the poems themes and use of diction to convey a message about heritage and how it interacts with society.
Thursday, September 15, 2016
L'Envoi by Rudyard Kipling
After you finish reading the poem, post one question, comment, or observation. This can include meaning, theme, modern interpretations, or connections to Bless Me, Ultima. Your post must be made by 7:00 am on Tuesday.
After you finish reading the poem, post one question, comment, or observation. This can include meaning, theme, modern interpretations, or connections to Bless Me, Ultima. Your post must be made by 7:00 am on Tuesday.
L'ENVOI
By: Rudyard Kipling (1919)
[To whom it may concern]
The smoke upon your Altar dies,
The flowers decay,
The Goddess of your
sacrifice
Has flown away.
What profit then to
sing or slay
The sacrifice from
day to day?
"We know the
Shrine is void," they said,
"The Goddess flown—
"Yet wreaths are on the altar laid—
"The Altar-Stone
"Is black with
fumes of sacrifice,
"Albeit She has
fled our eyes.
"For, it may be,
if still we sing
"And tend the Shrine,
"Some Deity on
wandering wing
"May there incline;
"And, finding
all in order meet,
"Stay while we
worship at Her feet."
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