If any of you wondered how lucky I am to have met Gabriella, this should dispel any doubt about it: she has surprised me with a nine-week seminar entitled "Philosophers in Dialogue." She found out about a night course that meets on Tuesdays for roughly an hour-and-a-half to discuss the works of two philosophers.
Tonight was Plato and Aristotle and it was wonderful! It was refreshing to be think in that way, to posit something and then see how sound the argument is and then to re-evaluate and ask another question. I love it! The true art of dialogue!
And the teacher from the Philosophy department was great! He was generous and unassuming. He embodied the work he studies in that he demonstrated the thinking through things. And I am already thinking about my dissertation ideas differently, wondering what lies at the core of all the topics and niches in which I am interested.
And we get to do this EVERY WEEK through December 5th! I am going to be exposed to different theories than I would necessarily encounter in theatre studies, but theories that will be helpful in my articulation of ideas about theatre. And I have Gabry with whom I can discuss these things. She wants to start some kind of postgraduate society in which we would be able to discuss different topics and form connections across departments and schools of thought. I think this series of lectures will spur us onto further projects and dialogues.
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