#Academic Influence

[whereishermes]

Scholasticism in Medieval Paris

Scholasticism: The Gothic school of philosophy in which scholars applied Aristotle’s system of rational inquiry to interpret religious belief.  The University of Paris was the center of scholarship and teaching in the Gothic age. The professors developed Scholasticism, a philosophy that sought to prove the Christian faith using Aristotle’s reasoning. Thomas Aquinas was the greatest advocate and…

[shrimpchipsss]

the professors shen should never have been forced to share an office

wasn't professor shen the senior being associate professor shen the junior's PhD advisor enough?

[katabay]

captain hook and peter pan's shadow

okay so hear me out. I had a weird dream a few months back about hook suddenly waking up on a ship and everyone else is dead. decaying. dismembered and disassembled. for some reason, the blood on the floors is still wet. an absolute nightmare of a time. the only other person in neverland who isn't a corpse is the shadow of peter pan, who, over time, has slowly come into form as a vaguely fashionable adult since there's nothing tying it to the body of a youth that refuses to grow up (since he was originally nothing but a shadow, he will remain forever shadowless tho)

('One day, Peter decided he didn't need a shadow, that it was more fun to sneak up on people without giving them a chance to notice, and I was left to do whatever I wanted. Eventually I started to care, to feel, and from there I became what I am now.')

it was. some kind of murder mystery, where it's very clearly peter who committed the murders, but hook and the shadow go about trying to figure out the events leading up to it. as one does!

[lesbianredhoodedmercenary]

happy father's day i'm thinking about this outis line again

I always thought it was a bit out of pocket considering this isn't too long after the events of Canto III, even with how Outis was being harsher this Canto.

But I then I remembered that Outis' son is the same age as Sinclair.

Her son, who thinks that she died in the Smoke War (the in universe equivalent to the Trojan War as depicted in the Iliad and the Odyssey) because she hasn't been home in years. Her son who cannot cry out to her. And her son, who is currently in much the same position as Sinclair regarding his self-perception and ability to fight, as Telemachus refers to himself as "a weakling knowing nothing of valor" (Book 2 of the Odyssey, line number and exact wording depend on translation).

I think this line reflects more on Outis and her anxieties about her family thinking that she's dead, as well as a reference to Telemachus experiencing his own journey to manhood, much like Sinclair.

I think there's also things to be said for the parallels between Sinclair and Telemachus, even just the ones imagined by Outis. Hell's Chicken had her showing a very paternal worry over his diet (raise your hand if your dad has ever said you'll be short forever if you don't eat right). Overall, even though Sinclair and Telemachus only share the bones of a coming of age narrative, Outis is seeing connections there because she misses her family.

As with this one. Again, she's showing her hand more than she means to. Though she's talking to Dongrang, I think she's also talking to herself. Trying to reassure herself that home will always be waiting. Dongrang, however, decides not to return, but to pursue glory no matter who he hurts in the process. The Odyssey also contrasts the pursuit of glory with the desire to return home. Odysseus has to choose humility in order to return.

Outis has been keeping up a careful persona around us, but it's slipping. Her desire to return home is seeping through even as she tries to assert herself by clinging to the glory from a war that's long since ended.

[pinkinsect]

they should let me cite my tumblr mutuals on academic papers

[his-heart-hymns]

Friedrich nitzsche said:

There are days when I am haunted by a feeling that is blacker than the blackest melancholy. I have a contempt for humanity. I despise the people I have been fated to call my contemporaries. I feel suffocated by their presence.

And shair-e-mashriq(poet of the east) Allama Iqbal wrote:

Duniya ki mehfilo se ukta gaya hu ya rab,

Kya lutf anjuman ka jab dil hi bujh gaya ho.

O Lord, I'm tired of this life,these human gatherings these daily chores. What is the point of having people around when the heart is worn out?

Sometimes I find myself overwhelmed by such a sense of negativity that every aspect of life seems too heavy on me.

[trivalentlinks]

Let F be a Floer homology theory. For the purposes of this talk, you can assume it's any Floer homology theory you like, and if you don't like any Floer homology theory, then pretend you do like one and assume it's that one

-- a conference speaker

[the-twst-cast-needs-therapy]

Oh, Lilia Vanrouge™ from Disney Twisted Wonderland ©, we're really going through it aren't we?

[mariocki]

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

"Things happen here about... they don't tell about. I see things. You see, they say it's just an old man talking. You laugh at an old man. There's them that laughs and knows better."

[blackcurrant-juice]

wondering why im so fucking sleepy for no reason then remembered I forgot to take my meds for 3 days

[gingerswagfreckles]

The thing that people don't understand about the charter school debate is that the reason they have higher scores is because they're allowed to kick kids out. When you kick out every kid who has a disability or gets lower than an 85 on 3 tests well guess what ur scores r gonna be higher. Lol.

[omgeto]

guys I'm partially alive. small life update. GOT AN ASSIGMENT DUE TOMORROW. I AM IN LOVE. I HAVE ORDERED TWO HOEISH OUTFITS FOR HALLOWEEEEN.

[pineconnie]

pretending i’m the eldest daughter in an old money-rich academic family going to an ivy league university where everyone is praying on my downfall so i can finish my assignments

[cctinsleybaxter]

rare youtube commenter wisdom

[rmu-vincent]

Would you say there are obstacles in the path of pursuing your education? If so, what would be the biggest obstacle?

What an interesting question. The answer highly depends on what you consider the obstacles to be, because, as far as I am concerned, I have spent my adolescence doing everything one could to get this degree. After getting into RMU, there should not be anything that would stop me except for accidents such as illness or other unforseen events. Still, I am confident in my ability to prevent most of them from happening: I take care of my physical health, and it helps me maintain a clear and stable psyche as well; I follow rules and regulations that were established to keep me safe; I am careful with what information and people I trust.

On the other hand, there are definitely aspects of being human that affect my education and slow down my pursuit of knowledge. Sleep, food, and rest are necessary for a body to function. They take up significant parts of my day that would be better invested in studying, and if I had a chance to get rid of these needs, even if not fully, there would have been a high chance of my taking it.

Overall, there are some minor obstacles, but they are not worth paying attention to, as they are mostly situational, so my goal is to not bother with miniscule details (and things that are out of my reach) and focus on those that are actually important.

[thegracefulwillow]

OUT OF FUCKING POCKET