my dead end is looking for an outlet

every time i sit and continue to work on this essay in progress my brain begins to hurt. i choose an avenue to explore and continue coming to dead ends. i'm not sure if it's a lack of information, clarity or i'm an idiot who can't carry a thought from beginning to end. do i think this pacs classification system works for all human action? sometimes yes, sometimes no, it all depends on the action. there are so many human actions to take into account and so many gray areas. i find it myself caught up in "what if's" and "why's" and definitions and i find myself wondering how i got so far off track. i have a theory that was been in the works for years and only 3 months to determine it's possible validity or lack thereof and i just don't feel it's enough time for me to gain full, if not, enough understanding to tackle a theory with so many complexities. i want to write a clear, cohesive paper but how can i when faced with so many uncertainties. now my brain hurts more.

getting closer

if the individual is the instrument of the deep self are we to assume then with every human action what can be inferred about the instrument based on the action is classified by art?


when trying to find how art can fit every action, i began to consider smaller, mundane tasks. since one can never truly understand the inner world of another, they are then left to make assumptions based on the evidence (i.e.:actions). taking an outsiders point of view, it is easy to make assumptions about a person (right or wrong) based on their actions. if art is the manifestation of the "inner world" or "inner self" of an individual, the expression of that self, then that expression must include the philosophy behind it as well. this leads me to believe that every action can be classified by art.

the twist

when you break it all down and analyze it to death, can you twist a word to fit your meaning? it's like doing a crossword puzzle, you have your answer and so you try to find a word that fits. sometimes the word is a stretch or used in a context unfamiliar to you but there is a word that fits.

"the lie"
you can make a wrong answer sound right if you make it sound convincing. the world is filled with people who will mislead you in their favor. their theories may sound legit but how much has been twisted to make that theory sound true?

while researching the different topics we've discussed, i've learned how far a word can stretch and how convincing something can appear when it's based on no actuality.

action!

some definitions i found online for the word action:

• something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
• the state of being active; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action"
• legal action: a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
• an act by a government body or supranational organization; "recent federal action undermined the segregationist position"; "the United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues"; "the Union action of emancipating Southern slaves"
• military action: a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea"
• natural process: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
• the series of events that form a plot; "his novels always have a lot of action"
• the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action"
• the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; "a man of action"
• institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"
• carry through: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
• the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field; "the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds"; "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible"

it seems to me this word can be twisted to fit a lot of situations. it can be a noun or verb, a being or happening. there are human and non-human actions.

time

how do you define something that only exists in your head? time exists when we want it to, and ceases when we don't. man created a way to document the past and plan the future. there are methods of telling time, natural and man made, on which people rely. some are a slave to time and others ignore it. there are the ones who "make the most of it" but ultimately it's what you make it.

titles, theories and the renaissance man?

i have a tendency to analyze things to death and while doing so today i came up with this question...

if this theory we've been working on is true, if "all human activity can be categorized as some combination of philosophy, art, craft and science" are we then all philosophers, artists, craftsmen and scientists of sorts?

philosopher, artist, craftsman and scientist in my mind generally were titles earned by a person who chose this study as their life work or goal, one who is educated in the study, one who practices it on a daily or semi-daily basis, one who has spent a lot of time and discipline in reaching a certain level within their practice.

this takes me back to class and the discussion about wearing the different hats and playing the part. when we play the part, do we become to part? do these titles come with more prestige than they deserve? are such titles a thing of the past? are they linked to an outdated class system of professions? maybe we really are all philosophers, artists, craftsmen and scientists of sorts. with all the resources and information available to us today, our possibilities are endless. the term Renaissance Man comes to mind but i think i'll work on that theory some more before i blog about it.

hopefully i'll get some good feedback on this.

just a thought

the more research i do, the more it seems like philosophy and art are the right-brain counterparts to science and craft. i haven't convinced myself this theory is concrete. starting in the beginning when i was trying to find relationships or the "core" of the four, i put them in context with human action. all human action is controlled by the brain...the human brain in split in two parts, the left and right. different areas of the brain control different actions, reactions, emotions, thought process etc. science and craft fit well within the left-brain function and art fits well with the right brain. although, philosophy seems to require both but more right than left. i did find a website with some listings of both side functions which listed philosophy specifically under right brain function but other lists i've seen did not do the same so i am at a hault at this moment.

some sites i visited:
http://www.viewzone.com/bicam.html
http://abc.net.au/science/features/brain/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateralization_of_brain_function
http://encarta.msn.com/media_461516672/Left_and_Right_Brain_Functions.html