The first few times Hacking used the term ‘multiples’, I legitimately thought he was referring to twins/triplets. Hopefully that’s an indication of my brain state this weekend. I will fully admit that I haven’t finished this book (I’m on page 112!) for a few reasons. I’ve been fighting off a nasty cold, and to be honest I’m getting a bit annoyed at the lack of ‘literature’ on our reading list. I have never been a huge fan of philosophy and that’s what a lot of our recent books feel like for me … I am most definitely a future lit major and I wish we were reading more of that kind of thing!
“It is a story in a time-honored tradition, a story that explains by telling how things originated. Like Genesis, the first book of the Bible.” (87) The first thing I thought of when I read this was “WOW IT’S REMAKE/REMODEL” and now that I’m typing it in, I’m not totally sure that’s what Hacking is getting at, but maybe it’s an alternate interpretation? It’s interesting to bring things back to the Bible.
Lastly, I’m loving Hacking’s specific examples of cases and some of the other examples he uses to explain his points. I’m feeling more convinced (and sometimes entertained!) than I have been in a while!
Well, that felt a bit half-assed, and I can’t even make it to the lecture to redeem myself. Reading week is much needed.
I’m taking it you found this book to be a little more interesting than the past few books? 🙂 And yes – I agree that this book doesn’t feel as clunky. I’m also interested in how it doesn’t feel very dated at all.