The interview is over… (it went well but that’s the first time I’ve ever been asked to summarize Descartes Meditations in 3-4 sentences) three of my exams are done and only one short paper to go… so I can now resume more frequent posts! (Aren’t you happy? :-D) It’s amazing what you have the time and patience to do when your semester is nearly over. The air seems fresher…the sun shines brighter…just kidding, school isn’t that bad and I mostly like it…but a break is always good. :-) You do see things that you barely noticed during the semester…. Like I just realized that I should tidy up my trunk which could/should be a place to sit but can’t since I leave things on top of it. Since fall break ended (the last time I actually noticed my room) the top of my trunk’s been a hopeless sea of French verb note cards, old to-do lists, bookmarks, drawing pencils, pens (of varying ink levels…some don’t work at all), books, Altoids tins―in short, there are places in my room which look like a refuse tip. I’m also realizing that hey, it’s December and my birthday is in three days (yay!), my cousin’s wedding is only a week away, and Christmas is only 14 days away. (Not all my shopping’s done…eek!) I think somehow I missed the fact that December began over 10 days ago. :-D
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OK, I have to ask...How DID you summarize Descartes Meditations in 3-4 sentences?
I said... "Uh... he was writing about the nature of philosophy..." (I was drawing a blank at first, but then, thank goodness, it came back) "...and first he's trying to figure out who he is... and he finally comes to the conclusion that he is "a thinking thing." Then he discusses whether God exists or not and decides that a finite being cannot imagine an infinite one unless the latter has placed the information in the former's mind...." Anyway, the interviewer seemed satisfied. :-)
Good answer. (A piece of useless trivia about me: I have always gotten "former" and "latter" confused. Even now, I have to think about it before I can figure it out.)
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