Week 4. Question 3

3). Pick one concept from the assigned reading that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.The part of the reading that I found interesting is located on page 19. It's basically an introduction of the chapter but I do find it useful. It states that there are two ways of thinking about the world.

The first is "to assume that it is made up of a phenomena that exist independently of human knowledge". This concept is objective and I don't really agree with it but perhaps the religious side of me can see where it is coming from. I can't help but wonder "why" which is probobly the reason I don't relate to this concept.

The second is "to assume that most of the things we try to define are human constructions". This concept is subjective and I am leaning toward this view of the world. I'm bringing up Nietzsche again who wrote an essay on constructing truth.

I think this concept is what Nietzche believes because in it, he gives a lot of examples on how he thinks that people construct our realities.Also, the second approach also "explains how even the most mundane of objects can have a number of equally valid definitions" this is a concept Nietzche can agree with in which he believe that there are many truths. What is true for one person, can be different for another. Also, he says that the way truth or definitions come about is because someone experienced it and said it was so and it became the truth.