(September 10, 2015 at 11:37 pm)JuliaL Wrote:(September 10, 2015 at 10:52 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: Not exactly. I am only giving an excerpt relevant to the post to which I was replying. I recommend that you read the entire book from which it is an excerpt. (If you want, you can either start a thread with questions about the book as you read it, or you can PM me or send me emails about it. The edition at my link is a good one, which can also be purchased in print.) But also the passions of surprise and wonder (that you hid in your response) are independent of whether one is agreeing with the mob or not.
Thanks for your offer of assistance.
Sadly, I fall asleep reading paper. Currently I'm in the middle of Programming Applications with .COM and progressing at about two pages per day. But getting lots of rest.
I do better with MP3s because I can remain relatively active and stay awake.
A couple of years ago I did listen to a download of An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding. Unfortunately my mind reacts to philosophy like my stomach does to (warning, culturally insensitive tactless comment ahead) a chinese dinner. An hour later and I'm stupid again.
I've just downloaded it a second time.
Though it might be entertaining for the forum to read my naive nattering on it, but I know I'd find that embarrassing.
It would be better if I were to PM you with my questions.
The lack of retention of information made me think of you taking a class rather than just reading a book on your own, but that does not go well with you falling asleep when reading paper (unless the effect does not occur with electronic copies, in which case you could take such a class if electronic versions of the book(s) were available). Very often, talking about things helps one to retain the information. In fact, if you can read the electronic version at the link I provided, what you could do is after each chapter, write out what you think are the most important points. Not taking quotes, but writing things out in your words. And trying to explain it to someone else would also help you retain the information.
As for the Chinese food, let me guess: You do not eat much of the rice. Eating the rice is essential for long-term satiety; it is part of the meal for a reason.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
