Hello world! (My attempt at a blog post)
Hello/bonjour. This being my first blog ever, I’m not really sure where to start. My name is Devin Belanger, but most people prefer to just use the mono-syllabic version of my name: “Dev”. Whatever floats your boat. As far as … Continue reading → Continue reading →
A podcast on Eve
I haven’t heard it yet (will listen today, hopefully!), but here’s a podcast from the CBC on “The Faces of Eve,” in case you’re interested! http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/2013/05/27/the-faces-of-eve-2/
asshole engineers
“If Immanuel Kant, who can?” – what my grandpa used to say to arts students apparently
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Plato needs to shut his mouth…Now…Please
Yo people, So this isn’t one of my mandatory posts but it is 10:40 pm on Wednesday and I just sung “Human” for 3 hours so I feel that I need to vent about my favorite annoying ancient philosopher..Plato. For … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Hello world!
Welcome to UBC Blogs. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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Hello Arts One!
Hey fellow seminar peeps! I’m sure you all know my name already, but I’ll introduce myself again – I’m Michaela! I’m super stoked to be part of such an amazing program and such an amazing seminar group as well! A few facts about me to make this post more interesting: I’m from Edmonton but I […] Continue reading →
Blog posts and presentations assignments uploaded
I just finished uploading instructions for blog posts and presentations, and I changed the menu structure of this site a bit. Now instructions on essays, blog posts, and presentations are under a new “Assignments” page. The video screencast on how … Continue reading →
Inaugural post!
Oh, I’m in university now. Shit just got real. The buzz of first and second week having passed, we are now settled in our class routines (more or less), and my procrastination has already begun… though I’ve managed to keep it at bay for the most part. I have this thing where I’ll start studying/reading […] Continue reading →
The Faces of Eve
This week we are reading Kant’s interpretation of the first six chapters of Genesis. For more ways to approach the early chapters of Genesis, see this program from CBC’s Ideas back in May: http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/2013/05/27/the-faces-of-eve-2/
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Tamar and Recognition
This week, I am going to breathe life into the myth of Judah and Tamar, as told in Genesis. Kant, in our other reading for this week, attempts to examine what the early chapters of the Genesis story have to … Continue reading →
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