first readings

1. rorty, richard. "heidegger, kundera, and dickens." essays on heideggar and others. vol 2. cambridge : cambridge up, 1991.

dealing with the condition of the historical document, we must consider the meanings of signs in representation. if we consider architecture as a means to understand history, technological advances and human considerations through time, we also must dissect the position of the architect as a historian.

in his work, essays on heidegger and others, richard rorty places the philosopher and the novelist on oppositional sides of the thinking; he develops a polarity between the philosopher, whom he describes as an ascetic priest - maintaining an inclination for 'simplicity, structure, theory, and abstraction' - compared to the novelist - preserving a propensity for 'narrative, detail, diversity, and accident.'

we continue to discuss the architect as the philosopher versus the architect as the novelist. one concerned with the essence of societies versus one concerned with the idiosyncrasies of space.

2. http://www.notbored.org/newest.html

"Beyond a few speeches aimed at capturing a constituency, it has not been a question of standard of teaching, which is bad, or of type of school, which initiates into this "life." "Control" has been the central issue. All the protagonists would like to see the schools operating. It is a minor question as to who will administer (control) district classrooms, which, with or without racism, function to introduce human beings into a world, a "life," that moves further beyond anyone's control every day. Yet the mere raising of the question of control is dangerous. It is always possible that once people get an inkling that they can handle part of their lives, they might feel they can handle the whole thing; that people might realize that power is them, as individuals."

"and we all feel best when the control over all facets, all aspects of our lives resides in us alone." __

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