Primary & Secondary Reflection 1

Protocol 7 June
Author: Phil

1. Problem
1. An obstacle which breaks a routine.
2. A task that [gets in the way of achieving] your main goal
3. It implies a desired outcome with an apparent deficiency or inconsistency that prevents the outcome from taking place. [Comment: Is this from Marcel or from a dictionary?]
2. Reflection
1. From the [Latin] word [re]flectio which means “to [bend] back”.
2. When we reflect, our attention is directed.
3. Helpful in solving problems.
4. Marcel gives two types of reflection: primary and secondary
3. Primary Reflection
1. The person sees a situation as a problem.
2. This reflection solves the problem e.g. solving a mathematical equation.
1. Marcel gives the example of losing your watch and by tracing back your steps, you solve the problem.
3. However, this reflection does not totally involve the self. Marcel [borrows the popular notion of life and reflection as hot and cold, respectively].
1. [Romanticism] says that reflection is cold and life is hot.
2. In the watch example, when you trace back your steps, you are somehow separated from yourself as you do the reflection like seeing yourself from a[nother] perspective.
4. Is reflection really separated from life?
4. Secondary Reflection
1. Involves the person entirely