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Commented Sep 20, 2012 on Figuratively Speaking at blog.shimer
Figuratively Speaking
Hello, again! One of the great things about Shimer is the option to take a summer course, which I did! How'd it go, you ask? Well, it went just swimmingly. (What your mind has just done to make that sentence make sense is positively fascinating. I'll explain below.) The first book we r...
This is a really interesting article, Adam! I totally agree about the epilogue trying to say the unsayable. But I think something to consider as far as the "nihilism" of the novel is the overlooked question of why Raskolnikov became proud in the first place before he ever sinned. I think Christian theology and psychology have a lot to say about that, which may be precisely the point: grace as a salvation from our very human neuroses.
Commented Apr 21, 2012 on Against ideas: On Crime and Punishment at blog.shimer
Against ideas: On Crime and Punishment
I just finished teaching Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment in my Humanities 2 class, surely an endurance marathon for student and teacher alike. Perhaps this is what made the epilogue, which depicts Raskolnikov's first step toward redemption (as mediated by the love of a good woman), such a let-...
Aw, Sam! I'm so glad you wrote this.
Commented Apr 19, 2012 on My Shimerian Story at blog.shimer
My Shimerian Story
Hi all, You may have heard of Sam Klein, but due to the slight chance that you haven’t, I’ve composed this introductory blog. I’m rather unusual from most students because I come from a rust bucket city in eastern-south side of Wisconsin, no fancy-pants public school or anywhere...
That is a great point, Adrian, and only makes me feel worse for existentially situating myself this way.
Commented Apr 11, 2012 on Does hell exist? at blog.shimer
Does hell exist?
It’s a beautiful day in Chicago. The trees are blooming, the sun is shining, and Shimer students are mentally and emotionally preparing themselves for the upcoming final week of classes. As Adrian, a 2011 graduate and current admissions counselor, pointed out, the term “hell week” is a recentl...
That's fantastic!
Commented Jan 2, 2012 on The Encouragement of Light at blog.shimer
The Encouragement of Light
Hallo! As a student ambassador, I’ve been asked to introduce myself to you fine blog-readers. My name is Jo Becker, and I’m a first-year. Some general interests of mine include philanthropy, literature, art, feminism, French, philosophy, astronomy, nature, poetry, crocheting, lucid dreaming, exp...
It's a prop from Doctor Who!
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Commented Dec 4, 2011 on The Encouragement of Light at blog.shimer
The Encouragement of Light
Hallo! As a student ambassador, I’ve been asked to introduce myself to you fine blog-readers. My name is Jo Becker, and I’m a first-year. Some general interests of mine include philanthropy, literature, art, feminism, French, philosophy, astronomy, nature, poetry, crocheting, lucid dreaming, exp...
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