Thursday, September 24, 2009
Essayer
I am going to write an essay similar to that of Edward Abbey's. I can use a specific, or maybe non-specific instance or outing in nature to frame a deluge of thoughts and observations. I will get transcendental and philosophical on nature, it's powers, and the powers that created nature. A whole lot of why's, and and some attempts of a few how's will be utilized in my stab at why we are here. I believe our existence is meaningless, but what we think about ourselves is all that really matters in our worlds of perception. What worth and value we give each other and our thoughts are the world.
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Nice Start Maxwell, yeah our ideas are similiar. Are you going to choose one Trancendentalist or are you going to take bits and pieces from each author?
ReplyDeleteThis seems to be a good topic to start off with but I just wonder what do you think Emerson/Whitman/Thoroeu would think about your statement when you say our existance is meaningless. Aren't we one of the groups who are there to enjoy nature? Yes, we may not always fully take in the full beauty and wonder of nature but many of us do enjoy it. Would nature still be percieved the same without us? Are other humans the only thing that gives us worth and value in the world?
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