Thanks to those who have already checked out the blog page. Sorry if you only saw stuff from last year's class. To make it up to you, I decided to allow the rainy weekend influence my sensibilities and give the page a new look. Anyway, here we are and so let's have a fresh start with Paco's outline of our first class discussion. Feel free to post comments and questions below.
Protocol of class discussion Thursday, 26 April
Author: Paco Halili
Insight
1) What is Insight?
a) it is a crucial element in thinking
b) “seeing” with the mind
c) hard to convey to those who don’t have this insight
2) Using Insights
a) analyzing what makes up the insight
i) can deepen the meaning of the insight
ii) allows one to know how to let others easily experience the insight
Example: jokes
(1) analysis of the joke can cause a more effective delivery
b) encapsulating the insights in metaphors
i) clarifies the insight
ii) solidifies its meaning in the mind
Example: words
(1) words can be seen as metaphors
(2) using some words in a specific way requires insights that may be:
(a) based on the word’s history
(b) based on how people have used it
(3) looking at a word with a specific insight can make you use it more correctly
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