Brief Update of Major Things
I thought I'd just post some of the things that have happened or changed in my life since I last posted.
Med School
Probably one of the biggest changes in my plans is that I am no longer intending to be a lawyer. Very shortly after I took the LSAT (163/89% btw) I spoke with a doctor friend and he got me thinking about being a doctor. After doing some research and prayer I really felt that I was called to be a doctor. That changes my plans quite a bit. Instead of being able to jump right into law school after my graduation I have to take at least one year off to do pre-med requirements. Then Medical school itself is a year longer than law school (four years). After med school you're still not done. You need to do another 3/4+ years of your residency where you specialize as a family practitioner, pediatrician, etc.
Summer Classes
I took biology and chemistry at College of Lake County over the summer. I was first taking them to get my science requirements out of the way so I can graduate early, but when I decided mid-way through the summer that I was going to pursue a career in medicine, they became slightly more important to me and my future education. I actually find science enjoyable and it is not as hard as I always thought it was.
Maggie
Most important change for me has to be that Maggie and I have been reunited in our love for each other. We are, however, still not engaged because the prospect of marriage is still far in the future. I love you Maggie.
Ave Maria - Michigan - Fall 05
I am now more than half way through this fall semester of my last year of undergraduate education. I am taking excellent classes, all of them. It is an utter tragedy that this great school is closing down. Hopefully a new one will take its place in the future, we need all the good Catholic colleges we can get. They are one of the most important things for the soul of America right now. Anyways, I am taking:
Ancient Philosophy:
Pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, St. Augustine
I'm writing my term paper on Aristotle's hylomorphic theory and its applicability (or lack thereof) to persons.
Modern Philosophy:
Descartes, Malbranche, Leibniz, Spinoza, Locke, Hobbes, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Fichte, Kierkegaard, Aeterni Patris, and more to come... I gave a presentation on Hegel and I'm scheduled to give a presentation on Satre and 20th Century Existentialism this coming Thursday. I might write my term paper on Kierkegaard or phenomenology, we'll see.
Political Philosophy:
Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, St. Thomas, Luther, Locke, Hobbes, Machiavelli, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Adam Smith... and more to come. I'm going to be giving a presentation and writing my term paper on Russell Kirk and the modern Conservative movement.
Issues of the Age:
My favorite class by far. Dr. Fedoryka is the man. We've been discussing what masculinity and femininity are and how we can understand homosexuality from a philosophical perspective something that is missing in the Christian opposition to homosexuality. We're going to be delving into Punishment (and Capital Punishment specifically) in the upcoming weeks. I can't wait to write the paper on homosexuality.
Physics
Good class. Not much to say about it though, it's not philosophy. ;-)
Happy Birthday Tommy!
Tommy's the reason why I decided to post. Today is "post day" in honor of the father of blogging. Cheers!
Med School
Probably one of the biggest changes in my plans is that I am no longer intending to be a lawyer. Very shortly after I took the LSAT (163/89% btw) I spoke with a doctor friend and he got me thinking about being a doctor. After doing some research and prayer I really felt that I was called to be a doctor. That changes my plans quite a bit. Instead of being able to jump right into law school after my graduation I have to take at least one year off to do pre-med requirements. Then Medical school itself is a year longer than law school (four years). After med school you're still not done. You need to do another 3/4+ years of your residency where you specialize as a family practitioner, pediatrician, etc.
Summer Classes
I took biology and chemistry at College of Lake County over the summer. I was first taking them to get my science requirements out of the way so I can graduate early, but when I decided mid-way through the summer that I was going to pursue a career in medicine, they became slightly more important to me and my future education. I actually find science enjoyable and it is not as hard as I always thought it was.
Maggie
Most important change for me has to be that Maggie and I have been reunited in our love for each other. We are, however, still not engaged because the prospect of marriage is still far in the future. I love you Maggie.
Ave Maria - Michigan - Fall 05
I am now more than half way through this fall semester of my last year of undergraduate education. I am taking excellent classes, all of them. It is an utter tragedy that this great school is closing down. Hopefully a new one will take its place in the future, we need all the good Catholic colleges we can get. They are one of the most important things for the soul of America right now. Anyways, I am taking:
Ancient Philosophy:
Pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, St. Augustine
I'm writing my term paper on Aristotle's hylomorphic theory and its applicability (or lack thereof) to persons.
Modern Philosophy:
Descartes, Malbranche, Leibniz, Spinoza, Locke, Hobbes, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Fichte, Kierkegaard, Aeterni Patris, and more to come... I gave a presentation on Hegel and I'm scheduled to give a presentation on Satre and 20th Century Existentialism this coming Thursday. I might write my term paper on Kierkegaard or phenomenology, we'll see.
Political Philosophy:
Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, St. Thomas, Luther, Locke, Hobbes, Machiavelli, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Adam Smith... and more to come. I'm going to be giving a presentation and writing my term paper on Russell Kirk and the modern Conservative movement.
Issues of the Age:
My favorite class by far. Dr. Fedoryka is the man. We've been discussing what masculinity and femininity are and how we can understand homosexuality from a philosophical perspective something that is missing in the Christian opposition to homosexuality. We're going to be delving into Punishment (and Capital Punishment specifically) in the upcoming weeks. I can't wait to write the paper on homosexuality.
Physics
Good class. Not much to say about it though, it's not philosophy. ;-)
Happy Birthday Tommy!
Tommy's the reason why I decided to post. Today is "post day" in honor of the father of blogging. Cheers!
posted by Matthew at 11:30 PM
3 Comments:
You never know... he used to teach down there about 20 years ago. He even taught my other philosophy professor there when he was an undergraduate believe or not. Actually, there's a couple of our profs who are originally from UD. So, you're in good company Tommy. =)
I love you Matthew! Great update!
Wow, an update, I am stunned.
Interesting point about Aristotle's hylomorphic theory. You should also read up on his polyphonic theory and, of course, his holographic theory. If you have time, you could also study his polymorphic theory too.
:-)
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