#philo blab

[gguksgalaxy]

I just read a text by Hume from his Treatise of Human Nature and as much as i think my brain is sort of fried, I do think I understood what he was trying to say. He makes very interesting points on how the conception of time can exist withint our minds without us having to perceive the things with out senses which normally give rise to the perception of time. It's basically by the constant succession of our thoughts that we perceive duration and time. 

[gguksgalaxy]

Omg how have I been following u for so long and didn’t even know you were a philosophy student?! I’m a philosophy student too!!

Omg hi! I acc started studying philosophy this year though I've experience with it from high school and from some classes during my forensic psychology/criminology bachelor. I just decided that I wanted to do something I'm passionate about.  What is your favourite subdiscipline in philosophy? Mine are definitely philosophy of mind and ethics. 

— Gwaen

[gguksgalaxy]

Masters Week 1

August 31 - September 6

This week was my first week of philosophy and I don't think it could've been any better. Or well, maybe, if Ethics had posted the stuff normally and if we had irl classes. But really, considering that I loved every minute of it. The classes were so interesting and engaging, and on top of that the fellow students I got to meet are all so nice. They're people from different walks and sides of life, but we got along really well. It's great to finally study somewhere where everyone is motivated to learn and grow. Right now my favourite class is Philosophy of Mind, the teacher is a gamer and he's so tech savvy and chill! Aside from that I sadly didn't get much time to write, I did plan a little bit. I'll try to write more next week. I also tried out two new recipes. The first was a crinkle cookie recipe, the chocolate ones, and they are delicious (especially cuz I added just a tad too much salt). Wanting to try out the vanilla next week! Oven works great so, nothing burnt and they baked pretty evenly. AND I made curry noodle soup based on something I saw on Masterchef. I'll leave the recipe for that below the cut if anybody is interested.  Even though I enjoyed myself I had quite a few emotional lows. On top of which word decided to corrupt my paper and I had to rewrite it again on Sunday, aka what is supposed to be my school free day...A bit of a bummer. But I'm trying to see the positive! Looking back, this week was good.  Week Rating: 3.5/5 Something I learned: Do not use Word. Ever. Again. 

Curry Noodle Soup (1 serving): - 70-100 gr of chicken marinated with a lil (almond) milk, curry powder and salt.  - 1 portion of noodles of your choice - 1 bell pepper - 1/2 onion (or 1 small one) - 1/4 leek, leak ? the one that's a huge variant of green onions.  - 1 clove of garlic - same amount of fresh ginger - 1 green onion (optional) - 1/2 tbsp curry paste (adjust to taste and brand) - 50ml coconut milk  - 1/2 tsp chicken stock powder (adjust to taste and your brand) - 1/2 tsp fish sauce (optional ig?) - Whatever cooking oil you use.  note: you can add whatever soup veggies you want and I think it would work with potatoes too.

1. Marinate your chicken  2. Chop yo veg quite chunky, but do it fine for the garlic, ginger and green onion.  3. Cook chicken but not quite through, remove from pot. 4. Add curry paste, garlic and ginger to pot on low heat. Fry for a little and then add coconut milk. Stir well! Don't let it burn! Remove from heat if necessary.  5. Add pepper and onion, fry for 1-2 mins.  6. Add leek, probably 500ml of water (just eyeball it tbh you want to cover your veg) and stock powder. Cook until it's a bit thicker, but you don't want it too saucy. It's a soup not a curry after all.  7. Cook your noodles in the soup, add additional water if necessary! You can also cook them separately, whichever you prefer.  8. Serve warm with green onion as garnish!  9. Enjoy it, and don't burn your mouth please. 

[gguksgalaxy]

I just ordered some philosophy books from which I have to read some texts. I know I technically don't need to read the entire book but I kind of want to own them. And one of the scans had the worst annotations and my maybe-ADHD brain cannot cope with that kinda shit. I'm excited to read Hume's texts about love and hate, they seem so interesting D: