Being Truly Cultured
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:23 pm
https://theboard.byu.edu/questions/90098/
1. I have read
{x} Wilde {x} Shakespeare { } Hugo {x}Milton
I read probably 2/3 of Paradise Lost and 1/3 of Les Mis so I'm giving myself one point between the two.
2. I have attended
{1/2} Operas {x} Symphonies
I've only been to one opera, so half a point there.
3. I am versed in the different styles of
{1/2} Picasso {1/2} Van Gogh { } Rembrandt {1/2} Michelangelo { } da Vinci
4. I am fluent in
{1/2} Latin {1/2} Greek
5. I am steeped in the knowledge of these mythologies
{ } Egyptian { } Norse { } Asian {x} Greek
6. I can discuss the nuances of the philosophies of
{ } Socrates {x} Plato {1/3} Aristotle {1/3} Descartes { } Spinoza { } Leibniz {1/3} Kant
I'm giving myself one point total between Aristotle, Descartes, and Kant because I can discuss them, but not necessarily the nuances.
7. I am familiar with the works of
{ } Aquina {x} Augustine { } Anselm
8. I
{ } know enough about historical artifacts to be a curator for a national museum
9. I study Memes
{ } Yes {x} No, shamefully
11/28 = 39%
Yep.
1. I have read
{x} Wilde {x} Shakespeare { } Hugo {x}Milton
I read probably 2/3 of Paradise Lost and 1/3 of Les Mis so I'm giving myself one point between the two.
2. I have attended
{1/2} Operas {x} Symphonies
I've only been to one opera, so half a point there.
3. I am versed in the different styles of
{1/2} Picasso {1/2} Van Gogh { } Rembrandt {1/2} Michelangelo { } da Vinci
4. I am fluent in
{1/2} Latin {1/2} Greek
5. I am steeped in the knowledge of these mythologies
{ } Egyptian { } Norse { } Asian {x} Greek
6. I can discuss the nuances of the philosophies of
{ } Socrates {x} Plato {1/3} Aristotle {1/3} Descartes { } Spinoza { } Leibniz {1/3} Kant
I'm giving myself one point total between Aristotle, Descartes, and Kant because I can discuss them, but not necessarily the nuances.
7. I am familiar with the works of
{ } Aquina {x} Augustine { } Anselm
8. I
{ } know enough about historical artifacts to be a curator for a national museum
9. I study Memes
{ } Yes {x} No, shamefully
11/28 = 39%
Yep.