elizabeth leslie wrote: > > Oooh. How exciting to see the subject of my (stalled) Ph.D emerge in > this list - see below. I'm working on Hannah Arendt's concept of > plurality, in her definition of which she says (in The Human Condition) > "We are all the same in that no one is the same as anyone who ever > lived, lives or will live" which is to say that our common humanity, our > human 'identity,' is constituted by our difference/s. > > I've been thinking around how to 'marry' my Ph.D with my PD - seeing as > now I can't have one without the other. This is part of what I have been > trying to uncover in my ramblings about lone-pwp. Somehow wanting to > point out the differences that sometimes get missed amongst conventional > assumptions, while never losing sight of what it is that binds us > together. > > I've had the whole thing on hold for some time now and have lost faith in > my ability to do it. Anything that enthuses me at this low point is more > than welcome. Hi Leslie, I wonder how advanced id your PD.How old are you.Have you read the messages from Barbara Mallut and some others ? They may bring back yours momentaneous loss of enthusiasm.How about travelling a bit ? Come and visits us for instance... (:-) Chery up friend, +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + | [log in to unmask] | +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+