Chapter 1
"The pleasure that beauty inspires in us is called aesthetic" (Janaro & Altshuler 2017)

This quote is quite interesting as I had been using the word aesthetic wrong in a grammatical sense as I have been using it as a adjective instead of it as a feeling, a noun. This feeling I feel is more specific truly than what they try to attribute it to, everything. The use of this very important word is too freely used in my opinion as I believe it should only be attributed to visual aesthetics, auditory aesthetics, possibly movement, and methodology of thought. Attributing aesthetics to other senses I feel is a stretch.
"Through language we make ourselves understood to others, and we are able to understand what we read and what others are saying."(Janaro & Altshuler 2017)

This is interesting as I have previously researched languages influence on how we think and that it definitely existence. In fact I feel as if I am a different person when I speak Spanish or Russian. I have read articles into which they describe some languages with many more words that result in more descriptive speach and how it allows them to communicate better.
"Your view of the humanities and the world will continue to expand, and you will be on your way to becoming an infinite person" (Janaro & Altshuler 2017)

I had previously not understood what it meant to be an infinite person but now I have somewhat of an idea. But from what I understand, doing so in our time contained world is truly impossible, no matter how hard one tries, but one may become the most infinite person uniquely.

Works Cited:


Janaro, R. P., & Altshuler, T. C. (2017). The art of being human: The humanities as a technique for living. Boston: Pearson.