progress 5.

purpose: i intend to evaluate the level that symbiosis/language, time, and perception affect reality as seen in the interaction between society and man. in doing so, i plan to challenge contemporary social views on truth, madness, and tradition.

sources: (by theme, more or less)
symbiosis/language: hamlet - words. words. words;importance of being ernest - what is in a name; wittgenstien - no words; how the mind works - words

time: being and time - heidegger's philosophical inquiries;
perception/ truth: the stranger - what is true; doubt - what is?; chomsky on imperialism - the government; anarchy films - society without time;

madness: on the road - multiple characters; hamlet - do i need to explain?; metamorphosis - does madness exist; the stranger - society deems all; biography of wittgenstien - mad or genius; biography of nietzsche - mad to the death; anarchy films - mad because of antisociety

tradition: basic writings of nietzsche - inspiring :) ; reinventing the sacred - religion, reductionism; banksy - the counterrevolution; doubt - the place of doubt; chomsky on imperialism - the misconceptions; wittgenstien - change the face of philosophy; biography of nietzsche - God is dead; anarchy films - screw tradition; chuck close - reinvent

character: on the road - wanderer; the stranger - man; biography of wittgenstien - me; biography of nietzsche - another man; anarchy films - no where to go; rodin's statue - ribs; chuck close - sucess not measured by others

writing: the stranger - my idol; hamlet - the puns;wittgenstien - clearity; anarchy films - untraditional

reflection:

i am basicly inquiring into everything that defines me. i want to know where the lies the lies and truths - if any. i want to see things differently. i want others to think before they blink. i want words to mean something and words to mean nothing. i want to know why society defines me. i want to know how to define me.

i find creative thesises more appealing. i can think for myself rather than synthesizing those before. i hold my own credibility. i can redefine systems and rethink life, and thats okay. i don't need former works, although they are obviously helpful. whenever i lose my inspiration, i don't need to look at progress reports, just simply outside. i love how my sources can be anti-sources.


as an honors seminar project, this shows my urge to make something new. to say something insightful, not just mimick parrots. this applies to more people, but clarifies myself. this writing is not something that i just wish to throw together for an "honors" diploma. anyone can do that. i want something that is actually something. this ambition and desire make my anti-thesis thesis.


i want to face my fears, if, in the end, they are still fears.