When the philosopher Heidegger, says that "the meaning of a particular thing is enabled by the web of implicit meanings we call the world" I believe he is trying to explain how each and everything we use in this world has some sort of process of formation before becoming the final result. In the example he used, the hammer, has all different parts that make up its uses. From the tree that the handle is made of, to the nails needed to make a hammer what it really is, Heidegger looks at these "items" from a very interesting angle.
This theory may be somewhat relevant to his third order, where we are "externalizing meaning". Most content and metadata is digitized these days so searching for particular items in large database is becoming easier to find due to the numerous amount of other "things" connected in someway to your query.
A song that is important to me would have to be Fake Empire by The National. I first heard this song a few summers ago, and I just felt like this song really represents the youth of Pullman (being a life long Pullman local).
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Using the word "formation" in your response to describe what you think Weinberger meant was a good choice. I had not really thought of it in that way, but after your reading your response I realize that all meanings have been or are being formed in order to understand the other aspects in the world around us.
ReplyDeleteI am anxious to see how you represent that song, I am sure it will explain your meanings very well.
I just started listening to "The National" described to me as a man with a deep voice singing. Just like @kcorr I'm really interested to see how you related to the song implicitly. It seems like one of those songs that has so much more meaning and depth beyond the lyrics, especially in the context of Pullman.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the comment by kcorr and the importance of the word "formation" I looked back at your post, thought about it and realized how pivotal this words actually is. It gives a perspective that yes there is a story to why an item is here, and all that needed to go into the process to create it. So often it's easy to just accept something without thinking about what needed to happen to get that item into reality. It's a good wake up call; thanks you two for calling attention to this idea!
You say, "This theory may be somewhat relevant to his third order." Make sure to go back and read this chapter, because he makes very clear connections between implicit/explicit information AND the 3rd order. This connection will be important for the midterm.
ReplyDeleteI too am curious to see how you connect up with Fake Empire (great song, by the way).
Thanks.