Despite having been sick the past week, I managed to meet up with Paul on Friday to finalize my proposal. Here it is, as written on my application:
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Nietzsche holds the idea that historical moral conventions have shaped the individuals human nature and of the of the holding out of the promise of becoming a free spirit by overcoming one's own limitations as a 'herd' being. This thesis will examine the necessary conditions for this transformation from one to the other in oder to elevate oneself to that of a 'free spirit' which is derived from reflectively re-evaluating ones own past experiences in terms of a self-created project.
This will include an analysis of Zarathustra's Ubermench, which involves the idea of self-overcoming through the utilization of your abilities and to obtain mastery over yourself and your personal circumstances. Included will be a discussion of Nietzsche's importance of the artistic life in order to develop your life as a work of art and to come to the realization that every single past action can be an essential contribution to the person you have become and through this personal re-evaluation will re-interpret all experiences to realize a whole life project.
In order to support these claims, this thesis will examine relevant ideas and texts within Nietzsche's books such as Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil and the Genealogy of Morals.
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Honours application is now handed in and signed by Paul. Now has to make the runs through the various people and then I will be finally put into the system. Signing up for units by next week hopefully! Unfortunately I accepted to do two part four units and not the ISC unit. Which means another day at Uni with these awful travel hours... but... I won't let it get me down. Aiming for very high grades in both units! Ah! Starting to feel the nerves...
Uni starts early August. Will enjoy these last few weeks of holidays.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Good news!
For once, Centrelink has blessed me with good fortune. Having spent the past week in a state of despair and annoyance with the fact that I'd be cut off from Centrelink for entering Honours.... I have just called them up to declare my study status... and the reply was simply "call us later closer to start of Semester, payments will not change".
Ah! A great weight has been lifted from my shoulders, for I have a lot of bills to pay and no job to pay for them! I will still be applying at local business, trying to find a small job to pay for small things, but if Centrelink hold true to their word, then I should be A-OK for the next year. *smile, smile*
Ah! A great weight has been lifted from my shoulders, for I have a lot of bills to pay and no job to pay for them! I will still be applying at local business, trying to find a small job to pay for small things, but if Centrelink hold true to their word, then I should be A-OK for the next year. *smile, smile*
Thesis Proposal
A short while ago, I submitted my thesis proposal to Paul. Having spent the past few days researching heavily into what I could do, I have chosen to study Nietzsche, for I developed a admiration for him for both his ideas and the life he lived.
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Thesis Proposal
Nietzsche's concept of the individual and self-becoming.
- An exploration into Nietzsche's idea of the individual and the paths by which to define oneself.
- How moral teachings helped shape us (herd morality) The notion of a higher being, to distinguish yourself from the herd, (social conditioning and standards form our disposition towards such a herd animal, and this provides the foundation for us to emerge from that into a higher being).
- An analysis of Zarathustra's Ubermensch. To utilize your abilities and to obtain mastery over yourself and your circumstances. To develop your potential and to reach the threshold of self-overcoming.
- Discussion of Nietzsche's importance of the artistic life, to develop your life as a work of art. To live independently of general customs or norms.
- Nietzsche's soul hypothesis, his rejection of the idea of a metaphysical being.
- To realise that every single action is equally essential and a contribution to the person you have become, how we should integrate and interpret your experiences into a whole.
- How the idea of eternal recurrence is a guide and motivation to shape your life to the best it could be so you would be able to accept this notion of reliving the same life.
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I am awaiting his reply and any suggestions. For an ISC I proposed I do a study on Leibniz - his denial of the mind-body distinction and his theory of pre-established harmony.
Before I start rambling on and getting too excited, I will eagerly be checking my inbox for his reply!
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Thesis Proposal
Nietzsche's concept of the individual and self-becoming.
- An exploration into Nietzsche's idea of the individual and the paths by which to define oneself.
- How moral teachings helped shape us (herd morality) The notion of a higher being, to distinguish yourself from the herd, (social conditioning and standards form our disposition towards such a herd animal, and this provides the foundation for us to emerge from that into a higher being).
- An analysis of Zarathustra's Ubermensch. To utilize your abilities and to obtain mastery over yourself and your circumstances. To develop your potential and to reach the threshold of self-overcoming.
- Discussion of Nietzsche's importance of the artistic life, to develop your life as a work of art. To live independently of general customs or norms.
- Nietzsche's soul hypothesis, his rejection of the idea of a metaphysical being.
- To realise that every single action is equally essential and a contribution to the person you have become, how we should integrate and interpret your experiences into a whole.
- How the idea of eternal recurrence is a guide and motivation to shape your life to the best it could be so you would be able to accept this notion of reliving the same life.
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I am awaiting his reply and any suggestions. For an ISC I proposed I do a study on Leibniz - his denial of the mind-body distinction and his theory of pre-established harmony.
Before I start rambling on and getting too excited, I will eagerly be checking my inbox for his reply!
And so it all begins...
Hello!
I thought I would keep a blog about my Honours studies, right from the beginning. Basically, it's a place to dump ideas and progress, and also a place to complain and stress!
Having completed my second degree in Philosophy, I felt I still had so much more to learn so have decided to take on Honours. Under the supervision of Paul, I will be producing a 15-20,000 word thesis on a topic of my choosing, as well as one unit at Honours level, one (hopefully) Independent Study Contract (which is basically a 7000 word essay or so on a subject, a one student class sort of deal) and one Seminar presentation to be given next year during the post-graduate weekly seminars.
I am incredibly excited about doing Honours, and look forward to the year ahead! Let us see how it goes... :)
I thought I would keep a blog about my Honours studies, right from the beginning. Basically, it's a place to dump ideas and progress, and also a place to complain and stress!
Having completed my second degree in Philosophy, I felt I still had so much more to learn so have decided to take on Honours. Under the supervision of Paul, I will be producing a 15-20,000 word thesis on a topic of my choosing, as well as one unit at Honours level, one (hopefully) Independent Study Contract (which is basically a 7000 word essay or so on a subject, a one student class sort of deal) and one Seminar presentation to be given next year during the post-graduate weekly seminars.
I am incredibly excited about doing Honours, and look forward to the year ahead! Let us see how it goes... :)
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