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October 01, 2005
Social Construction vs. Mimesis
This quotation is very interesting and intriguing. I never really thought about the world in this way and it’s definitely an interesting new perspective. I think that I agree with social construction view as opposed to mimesis. I think that so much of what we see and hear from every source in the world impacts how we interpret things. Reading the newspaper, watching TV, talking to friends, listening to music all impact what we think and how we perceive the world. Therefore our world is shaped by our experiences and since everyone experiences a different combination of things, people perceive the world differently. Mimesis, on the other hand, doesn’t take into account the way that culture shapes people and affects the way people see things.
-Jessica F.
Posted by lcisfaria at October 1, 2005 08:24 PM