An emotion is called such because it calls upon us to do something. And the presence of an emotion is signified by more or less definite physiological movements which can be felt. It can be a useful and revealing exercise to note where one feels a particular emotion. Do you feel it in your legs? [...]
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Poetic meaning
Posted in culture, poetry, Psychology, tagged emotion, meaning, poetry, speaking, thinking, writing on March 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
What does it all mean?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, interpretation, meaning, symbols, thinking, wisdom on February 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
How often have I heard somebody say, “There’s wisdom in that book?” We take it as a truth that a book by a learned author contains wisdom. But is that true?
What is poetry?
Posted in poetry, tagged definitions, Johnson, meaning, Plato, poetry, recognition on February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Nobody has ever defined, for general use, what poetry is. As was noted in very early writings, a word cannot be defined except for the purposes of a narrow technical discussion. As Plato said, “Don’t tell me what a word means ; tell me how you use it.” Dr. Johnson was to come to realize [...]
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