Photograph by Sebastian Wahlhuetter If you have been following this series, you may be wondering what this is all about. Does the renaming of ‘form’ as ‘look’ really mean anything? Why all this talk about Platonic forms? Didn’t Aristotle discredit the ‘forms’ or ‘looks’ about 2300 years ago? What kind of relevance does this have today? … Continue reading Where are We Going?: Images and Originals Part III
It is a snow day at New College, and maybe even UPS, so I have a bit of time to reflect on the weekend. Beatrice, and to a lesser extent her older brother Elijah, has a habit of making certain announcements: ◊ “Daddy, I am hungry” ◊ “Drink.” ◊ “Give me___.” ◊ “I’m thirsty.” ◊ … Continue reading Minding Our Manners vs. The Imperative Mood
In the first post, the idea of ‘form’ (also called a ‘look’) was introduced. A ‘look’ or ‘form’ was described as a dual entity: ◊ one which makes something what it is (the look of a bee is what makes a bee a bee) ◊ and it is that which allows us to recognize what a thing is; … Continue reading Double Vision: Images and Originals Part II
Confronted with the question of sameness, first year Arithmetic students considered yesterday what it means that bees of different shapes, sizes, and beauty, are all still bees. Bumble, Carpenter, Honey, etc… They all look like bees, for they all are, and yet they are each different. What does it mean for us to recognize sameness and otherness? Prompted by … Continue reading The Being of a Bee: Images and Originals Part I
