Thursday, November 20, 2008
Forever frustrated.
Lying is a sin, thus I cannot say I read the entire portion of John Stuart's piece on liberty and indivdualism. I found it difficult to understand and hard to apply to our modern day lifestyles. At the beggining, I felt as if he was developing a perspective related to feminism. However, when he speaks of "man", I suppose that could mean all human kind. He also talks about individualism, and that we must individualize ourselves to comply with societal needs. Maybe. I'm still not sure. As I reflect upon this piece, I do not intend to criticize Stuart for his writing style or views, but am just more curious. Most of the work that I have not understood in this class has inevitably become of great value and appreciation to me. I suppose this piece is no different, although I recognize this is no excuse for not comprehending.
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Okay, your apologies are a little over the top :-) (I don't know how to put an actual smiley face in).
As with all stuff, slow down when reading, skip stuff that's simply incomprehensible.
Does it make more sense after class?
Largely, this piece is a transition piece from what we've done to what are moving into.
And, interestingly, Mill was one of the first men to write about women having equal moral rights as men.
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