doubt.

i love podcasts. i listened to this one commenting on doubt by jennifer michael hechet (hoping to actually read the book.)

it sparked some ideas and further research:
-epicurus: revisit some of his ideas
-negative doubt connotation: undeserved
-best time for doubt: adams
-cold war: fear of atheist russians ("in god we trust")
-virtuous doubt
-social experience
-role of ritual

progress 1.

Celeste Henkelmann's Progress Report One: Ideas. Ideas. Ideas.

I started a journal today; I am finding the creative thesis the most appealing. Friday, I came up with roughly forty thought provoking ideas and I honestly can't, nor want to, narrow them down into one main thesis. Thankfully, they can be looped together, at least I think, in a novel. Most ideas came from my fascination with people:

1. Societies: reactions, trends, public opinion, economics, cultures
2. Individuals: egoism, religion, language

I plan to synthesize these questions into a Camus inspired novel- simple and intriguing. Here are some rough ideas:

1. Characters: homeless man- an anomie, strong
-I would like to conduct interviews of homeless in BR
2. Setting: oppresive society - possibly Russia - not sure time
-I am traveling to Russia this summer and may be able to include
photos

Entails: many interviews, art of writing a novel, art of photographs, cultures

It is quite ambitious, which worries me. However, I am looking forward to having an excuse to pester people with some ideas that I would have otherwise never shared.