#i also did my francophone célèbre project on sartre so i have been. inundated in existentialism shdhdhdf

[arthur-r]

not to use tumblr for peer review but how does this thesis feel to you??

There is no ontologically binding truth of the human condition, and each culture, society, and individual develops singular morals and ideologies in response to its own external stimuli. Humans are often considered a special, separate realm of creature, but at our core we hold no essence to separate ourselves from the rest of nature, and our identity is as mutable as the society we live in. Human identity is preserved through the passing of stories down through generations, but the capitalistic culture in our world today encourages the suppression of sympathetic ideas and behavior which make up a large part of human tradition. The idea of humanity as a definitive and singular distinction from the rest of the natural world is detrimental to our understandings of ourselves and one another as citizens of the world; it is up to each individual to define themself, creating a human identity they are comfortable inhabiting and diminishing the impact of the dominant paradigm’s overblown ascendancy over nature.

#note that i am using the word thesis wholly inaccurately i just don’t remember what this part is called #we had to make a mind map using five of the texts we’ve worked with this year to answer a level three question around a motif #and i picked nature of reality. and my question is if humanity can be defined and codified as an exclusive condition of being #which is very difficult to answer!! we have spent several sessions of philosophy club trying and failing to come to a group consensus #but this covers some facets of my general beliefs using evidence (in the mind map) from stuff we’ve talked about in class #so anyway here it is. i’m going to have to make it a lot shorter but it’s like pretty okay currently shdhdf #advice is appreciated. telling me you can’t understand what i’m saying is extremely appreciated. due on friday #also if you disagree with what i’m saying let me know and tell me why and then i can figure out if i should revise my argument #but this is my conclusion based mainly on night flying woman - wallace stevens - othello - frankenstein - the iliad - beowulf #plus the hero by john m. redfield and the social construction of culture and some outside resources like the cyborg manifesto #*james #and also like. jonathan haidt? jean-paul sartre? a friend from school? my english teacher? a lot of references #and anyway my mind map is so big it is insane. but that is what the inside of my mind looks like #but anyway just. yeah. idk. feedback?? hope you all are well. i’m preoccupied with philosophy as usual #i also did my francophone célèbre project on sartre so i have been. inundated in existentialism shdhdhdf #anyway tumblr (the mobile app) hates me so i think i’ll just go ahead and post while i can. but yeah #again i’m like around if anybody needs anything and i hope you all are well!! #me. my post. mine. #arthur’s homework #delete later