This first week has been a tough one for me. Me, my head and I are not
really used to philosophy and the confusion a couple of words can bring just
blows my mind. I’m going to focus most on Kant’s text since its definitely the
hardest to grasp, its also the text that we focused to most on the seminar and
the lecture.
So, after my first seminar, I wouldn’t say I understand everything Kant is trying to say but I definitely got a better hang of it. Before the seminar I tried to read the text (Kant) but I had a hard time understanding, so I did what any person in my generation would do, I Googled it. I then watch some Youtube videos and read some summaries. A thought about it, read some more, thought a bit more and then started to write.
After the lecture with Johan I came to an understanding that the way I thought of Critique of Pure Reason wasn’t correct, it was a “school-book“ –simplification. After the lecture and the seminar I came a lot closer to an understanding what he is talking about. I learned a lot during this week, especially during the seminar. I always thought I had a decent understanding of what I think the world is and how we experience it. But Kant put all that to a stop. I learned mostly that you can think different of the world, and in different I mean in a non-scientific way. Priori and posteriori knowledge are totally new concepts and words for me and I think it is really interesting to differentiate knowledge from knowledge.
So, after my first seminar, I wouldn’t say I understand everything Kant is trying to say but I definitely got a better hang of it. Before the seminar I tried to read the text (Kant) but I had a hard time understanding, so I did what any person in my generation would do, I Googled it. I then watch some Youtube videos and read some summaries. A thought about it, read some more, thought a bit more and then started to write.
After the lecture with Johan I came to an understanding that the way I thought of Critique of Pure Reason wasn’t correct, it was a “school-book“ –simplification. After the lecture and the seminar I came a lot closer to an understanding what he is talking about. I learned a lot during this week, especially during the seminar. I always thought I had a decent understanding of what I think the world is and how we experience it. But Kant put all that to a stop. I learned mostly that you can think different of the world, and in different I mean in a non-scientific way. Priori and posteriori knowledge are totally new concepts and words for me and I think it is really interesting to differentiate knowledge from knowledge.
I agree that it was very different but I see it (now after the frustration is gone) like a good mind exercise. I mean, no one of us is going to use any of the philosophical theories in real life but maybe it was good for us to try to grasp something so different from the knowledge we are used to.
SvaraRaderaHi Sofia,
SvaraRaderaThis theme was very tough for me as well even it was my first time to read philosophy. I totally agree with your decent understanding that world is as we experience it. I think 'a priori knowledge' is also necessary for human beings to perceive things and to live in this world. Because its natural that we start learning from our parents and ancestors and then after experiences we learn from these.