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October 12, 2017

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Color

The podcast presents a summary of the opinions of different contributors about the origin of color and its existence as a physical element or as an expression of an idea that we attribute to an object. The first one to wonder about color was Newton who experimented with a prism by letting a light pass through it a “colored image of the sun” was what Newton called it. It came to popular belief that the glass prism was what held color within it. Newton was to get a second prism to apply it to the first prism. The color of the prism would not change. Meaning that light was a physical element that could be manipulated and tested. The big question became do colors begin in the world but finish in the mind leading to our perception of what color is? Next, a neuroscientist discusses the effect of the physical composition of the eye and the number of sensors that are present in different creatures compared to humans. He describes the ability to see color in a wider range depending on th...

Italo Calvino - Visibility

The concept that grabbed my attention from the reading is the description of Loyola’s idea of devotion. The author makes a point of differentiating between the use of visual representations to communicate the message of the Church, and the use of an individual’s imagination to create representations of theological propositions. In the first case, sacred art is used to represent the verbal teachings of the Church and to create an emotional stimuli. Examples are the works of Michelangelo where initial images are provided to the believer. In my opinion this process from the point of view of the person receiving the stimuli is more passive. Loyola’s idea is different because he places great importance on visual imagination. In his theory, each person uses visual imagination to create a unique representation of the words of the Church to attain profound knowledge. The process is personal and requires more individual reflection, making it more active. The question is what is the so...

postmodernism

Jean Baudrillard and the Death of the Real was very interesting as it first started out by attacking technology such as the Tv. Then out of nowhere a vampire is introduced and talked about in detail. I was confused why there was such a shift from Tv to a blood sucking monster as they really have no correlation in general and were not a good pair to relate to one another.

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