"I become a transparent Eyeball"

[neonerd]

What exactly is that phrase supposed to mean?

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: neonerd
What exactly is that phrase supposed to mean?

It means do your homework yourself.

 

[BeauJangles]

a seer who can't be seen?

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: neonerd
What exactly is that phrase supposed to mean?

It means do your homework yourself.

A. It isn't homework
B. Homework is to read that section...I'm so sorry that I wanted to go a little more in depth than just reading and not understanding it :roll:

 

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[virtuamike]

Any context to base this on?

Taken out of context it's a metaphor for transcendent truth - all seeing, all know, and invisible. It's a spectator removed from social confines able to observe from outside and within. A literary example would be Ellison's Invisible Man (Ellison was influenced by Emerson's work).

My comp lit prof always wondered why I didn't take up the major. Then she put me in a class where I was the only guy. Do you know how intimidating it is to be surrounded by a room full of raging feminists?

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: neonerd

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: neonerd
What exactly is that phrase supposed to mean?

It means do your homework yourself.

A. It isn't homework
B. Homework is to read that section...I'm so sorry that I wanted to go a little more in depth than just reading and not understanding it :roll:

The quote in context explains itself, IMO.
"...all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all."

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: virtuamike
Any context to base this on?

Taken out of context it's a metaphor for transcendent truth - all seeing, all know, and invisible. It's a spectator removed from social confines able to observe from outside and within. A literary example would be Ellison's Invisible Man (Ellison was influenced by Emerson's work).

My comp lit prof always wondered why I didn't take up the major. Then she put me in a class where I was the only guy. Do you know how intimidating it is to be surrounded by a room full of raging feminists?

ah, I've read Invisible Man, so I can relate to that

I figured it had something to do with truth, but wasn't completely sure...

Thanks :thumbsup:

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

It's like he's got invisibility cheats and hacks, but in REAL LIFE!

 

[Colt45]

omnipotent invisible third person?

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: neonerd

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: neonerd
What exactly is that phrase supposed to mean?

It means do your homework yourself.

A. It isn't homework
B. Homework is to read that section...I'm so sorry that I wanted to go a little more in depth than just reading and not understanding it :roll:

The quote in context explains itself, IMO.
"...all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all."

Is he trying to metaphorically say how a person is made of his ego...once that's gone, you are nothing

Would that be it?

I thought before that it had something to do with him becoming true with himself

 

[nakedfrog]

It means he liked drugs.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: neonerd

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: neonerd

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: neonerd
What exactly is that phrase supposed to mean?

It means do your homework yourself.

A. It isn't homework
B. Homework is to read that section...I'm so sorry that I wanted to go a little more in depth than just reading and not understanding it :roll:

The quote in context explains itself, IMO.
"...all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all."

Is he trying to metaphorically say how a person is made of his ego...once that's gone, you are nothing

Would that be it?

I thought before that it had something to do with him becoming true with himself

1)
ex·is·ten·tial·ism ( P ) Pronunciation Key (gz-stnsh-lzm, ks-)
n.
A philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual experience in a hostile or indifferent universe, regards human existence as unexplainable, and stresses freedom of choice and responsibility for the consequences of one's acts.


2)
Aspects of Zen Buddhism appear in Emerson's work and have been commented on by several.