HW 2 - Blog Comments 1

Vincent
As always, you disagree with the texts....

I thought Banach's interpretation is that we are all absolute individuals; that we are alone in this world; that we cannot feel or understand others.

I understand your point; people learn from others and act they way others do. Banach is saying that our individualism is our mind; no one can tell our minds what to do. Even if we learn from others, one person cannot learn the same way or the same exact thing as the way another person learns. We are absolute individuals made up of different experiences.

You have some spelling mistakes; for example in the second paragraph, "know" is spelled "no". Just make sure you proofread.

I feel that Banach is trying to say that existence comes before essence. Without being absolute individuals, we would not be able to perceive the world in a way so that we can create our identity.

It was a different point of view, thanks.

Jia Min
I like your simile to the baby, that was easy to understand.

You are stuck between agreeing and disagreeing with Banach; you understand when he says we are absolute individuals because we cannot truly experience what another experiences. Then you are confused because you think that we cannot be absolute individuals when we are interacting.

Banach is saying we are alone in a way that people do not know what we are really thinking or feeling. Even if we talk things out, the way others understand what we are saying is different than the actual meaning of what we are trying to say. When we are looking at the TV screen, the way our brain perceives the images on the screen is different than the way any one else perceives it. You can still be an individual even if you wear the same shoes as someone because there are other parts of you that make you different.

But I also agree with you when you say that people understand the need for food and shelter; if we are deprived from food and shelter, we would all go hungry and cold.

You use the wrong words sometimes like in the second to last paragraph, you wrote "when" instead of "what". Just watch out for those.

But other than that, your post was easy to understand.. thanks.