Group 15 up to bat, discussing Miguel de Unamuno’s idea on the Tragic Sense of Life. The main idea being that it is possible to live with contradictions; the biggest one being that we have this great sense of living even though knowing that you will eventually die.
Unamuno believed that Passion and Commitment is more important than reason and rationality. Unamuno is all about action. Passion and commitment sounds more worthwhile, many people spend their entire lives looking for something to be passionate about, and probably many more people would use reason and use rationality to convince themselves that the things they are passionate about aren’t worth doing. My dad used to be one of the best bowlers in New Jersey and even has some tournament rings to prove it. He ended up getting a job instead of pursing the bowling career because his parents wanted him to get an actual job. Having said that, reason and rationality keeps us safe, but passion and commitment gives us happiness.Thad redirected the class several times saying that Unamuno believes the ethical person goes with his heart. The desires that you want are the right choices.
A quick remark on the lecture, the presentation was very nicely executed; a lot of polish on the little things. Most of Group 15 dressed in nice collared shirts with ties, and I believe is the first group to do a skit with no script. That alone showed that they put a lot time into preparing a good presentation. Thad had to redirect the class discussion a few times to the real meaning which I feel we never really hit on. The class got off topic towards the end as people were using confusing metaphors that weren’t connecting with the material. In closing, I feel like the group was very prepared to teach but it was on the wrong subject.
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