Journal on Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Natalia Cooper
Mrs. McGreevy
Period 5
7 January 2014
TOK Winter Break Assignments
Chapter 10:
To me what is appealing about science is that it provides insight and a chance of understanding the world in which I live – however the detail in which Phaedrus studies each hypothesis and how his curiosity and list of hypotheses to test grows is what I do not like about science. I am not a rather curious or imaginative person and I see no purpose in studying the world in such depth…some of the complicated process I am required to study in science classes seem like such a waste of time.
I am following the logic of what the narrator is saying about hypotheses but I feel like I am missing the major point here
At the point of realization that not everything in life can be known did Phaedrus just decided to stop trying?
Chapter 11:
I agree with the man that feels like many everyday institutions become more invested in furthering their own interests and profits and lose sight of the greater good & purpose they were intended to fulfill.
It’s interesting how much he is learning about himself and the world around him while he is not in school but in the army
Phaedrus learned so much on his “lateral drift” but he recognizes that a formal education is important if one wants to pursue anything in this world
I like this quote “It’s so hard when contemplated in advance, and so easy when you do it”. I can relate it to the seemingly tough tasks of life
I believe that I have a soul.
I also believe that reality is basically changing – kind of like the old adage that says “you can never step in the same river twice” a river is still a river but it is never ever the same river as it was a week ago. I apply this to the concept of truth.
Chapter 16
I identify with the intelligent girl that was assigned to write an essay on not the United States but just Bozeman. I also lack creativity and imagination so writing is hard for me. Finding concepts and points in this book to
Mrs. McGreevy
Period 5
7 January 2014
TOK Winter Break Assignments
Chapter 10:
To me what is appealing about science is that it provides insight and a chance of understanding the world in which I live – however the detail in which Phaedrus studies each hypothesis and how his curiosity and list of hypotheses to test grows is what I do not like about science. I am not a rather curious or imaginative person and I see no purpose in studying the world in such depth…some of the complicated process I am required to study in science classes seem like such a waste of time.
I am following the logic of what the narrator is saying about hypotheses but I feel like I am missing the major point here
At the point of realization that not everything in life can be known did Phaedrus just decided to stop trying?
Chapter 11:
I agree with the man that feels like many everyday institutions become more invested in furthering their own interests and profits and lose sight of the greater good & purpose they were intended to fulfill.
It’s interesting how much he is learning about himself and the world around him while he is not in school but in the army
Phaedrus learned so much on his “lateral drift” but he recognizes that a formal education is important if one wants to pursue anything in this world
I like this quote “It’s so hard when contemplated in advance, and so easy when you do it”. I can relate it to the seemingly tough tasks of life
I believe that I have a soul.
I also believe that reality is basically changing – kind of like the old adage that says “you can never step in the same river twice” a river is still a river but it is never ever the same river as it was a week ago. I apply this to the concept of truth.
Chapter 16
I identify with the intelligent girl that was assigned to write an essay on not the United States but just Bozeman. I also lack creativity and imagination so writing is hard for me. Finding concepts and points in this book to