Re: affectivity: feelings and emotions

Eugene Matusov (ematusov who-is-at UDel.Edu)
Mon, 02 Mar 1998 18:48:00 -0500

Hi Rachel and everybody--

Rachel wrote,
>As far as I can see, genuine love and collaboration have to grow out of
>people and their intentions, and can't be guaranteed by any exterior
>intellectual structure. We may not like to face it, but the choice is
>ours.

This is exactly what I meant! I was thinking about conceptual guidance
"without guarantee" rather than "morally fool-proof." Attempts to diverse
from good intentions can be diversions from the conceptual framework . I
found "constructivism" in part such a theory. If an instructor can't
practice constructivism s/he can't teach it (i.e., conceptualize). I wrote
"in part" because, in my view, it concerns too much with learning rather
than with being.

What do you think?

Eugene
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