Posted by alexandra_k on March 9, 2005, at 17:43:53
In reply to Re: school matters, no death for now » alexandra_k, posted by Shy_Girl on March 9, 2005, at 17:00:04
> I must admit, I have no idea who Berkely is : P.
Berkely was a Bishop, but he was also a philosopher. One of the Empiricists. Actually I think he is spelt Berkeley. Whoops.. He was an idealist in the sense that he thought that the only things that exist are ideas. We are supposed to be ideas in the mind of god. But if you don't buy the existence of god then all that is left of his metaphysics is ideas in the minds of people (and animals). So when there are ideas no longer - reality ceases.
>I've never studied any philosophy...except for Bioethics, aka medical ethics.
I haven't studied much ethics... But I dabble every now and then.
>Philosophy is very intriguing to me because it is so very logical. I find it fascinating that math is in fact a type of philosophy.
:-)
Well... Russell thought that math could be reduced to logic (via set theory). But he was most probably wrong, it seems... You can put 'philosophy of' in front of anything you like and it counts as philosophy. Physics, chemistry, biology, art, literature, math, science, etc etc. I guess we take the 'study everything as much as possible' route.
> Actually, the above quote about the universe is from the Kid47Whoops. But isn't it a good reason anyways???
> Wow, that's wonderful. Glad to see you are trying to be who you want to be.Yes. And I think you owe it to yourself to give it your best shot to do the same.
> Yes, I'm upset that academically, things haven't gone as I have expected. If I hadn't screwed things up with my mental breakdowns and skipping exams etc, I would be getting my B.Sc with honours this year...Oh I hear you there. I managed one year full time (1997). Then I had a breakdown the following year (1998) and had compassionate withdrawals. I tried to return in the second semester (1998) and compassionate withdrawals again. Tried to return (1999) and my brother died (tragically) - compassionate withdrawals again. I was told that I had one more chance but that my history clearly indicated that I was not capable of academic study. Had some time off (in despair)... Read Camus... Enrolled part time in 2001. Got through. The hardest thing I have ever done in my life. Full time the next year. My first degree took me ages. Hardest thing I have ever done. But once that was done you would not believe how I didn't think about dying all the time anymore. I felt happy sometimes. Glad to be alive sometimes. And it has only gotten better since then.
I just share that in order to illustrate that it does not matter how much time it takes. How much time you have off. How many compassionate withdrawals you need (they don't affect your GPA). Whether you need to study part time. What matters is building your confidence. Once you realise that you are doing it and you can do it then the pressure (eventually) comes off.
>Then the stupid 6hr labs I had this semester totally messed me up. Sympathetic NS system overdrive...headaches after every lab, horrible sweating, blushing, pounding heart, mind going blank.
Yuk. The difference between an arts and a science degree indeed (6 hr labs). But as you said you ARE doing it. You are doing very well. You just need to really internalise that you are doing very well and you are doing ok. You are ok.
> I have some hope though, I can still suceed even if I'm a little late in starting right??Absolutely :-)
Oh yes, indeed.
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