Lecture 25

Question 1

example of losing self in finite

Answer 1

adjusting and losing self to fit in job etc.

Question 2

why does kierekgeard disagree with the proverbs of silence over speaking

Answer 2

because they warn you about the consequences of speaking, i.e that you may get in trouble, but those consequences are a result of the person that you are and the thoughts that you have. its better to be punished for who you are than reserving yourself by being someone you are not

Question 3

what is Possibilities despair to lack necessary

Answer 3

if you only see possibilities in life, you lack that anchor of the necessities

Question 4

example of Possibilities despair to lack necessary

Answer 4

you can get lost in the endless stream of possibilities, life needs some form of confinement. Endless possibilities leads to a form of inaction

to become anything requires the closing of doors, you can’t be a doctor or whatever without closing the door to become a lawyer

Question 5

what is neccesary despair to lack possibility

Answer 5

if you are a fatalist, IE believe in fate, you can’t hope thus you are in despair. You can’t hope because there is only one way things can go, there are no possibilities only one reality. only thing that will happen is what is bound to come about regardless

the person who lacks possibility cannot breathe. They are stuck and cannot escape

Question 6

what is the balance between possibility and necessity

Answer 6

it is exactly that - a balance. You are deluding yourself if you think you only have possibilities and you are deluding yourself if you think you only have necessities

Question 7

what is a fatalist

Answer 7

believe in fate