tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587537.post5904163562969341428..comments2023-10-01T14:55:23.739+01:00Comments on Debilitas Mentis: Limbo - I can't go any lower!Alison Purnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870107202140630650noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587537.post-82871128181089036422008-05-24T08:19:00.000+01:002008-05-24T08:19:00.000+01:00Hmm, ok :) Mind, the only reason I'm not messin' a...Hmm, ok :) Mind, the only reason I'm not messin' around with Aquinas and co at the moment is that I don't have any latin yet.<BR/><BR/>There's also the fact that a school's anglo-saxonists might be of an entirely different breed to its historians.<BR/><BR/>I shall take this as a Sign that I ought to do some serious investigatin' over the next year or so, afore I go applying anywhere.highlyeccentrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049193555531624608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587537.post-42703688304935017012008-05-24T08:16:00.000+01:002008-05-24T08:16:00.000+01:00Actually, highlyeccentric, I took a look at your p...Actually, highlyeccentric, I took a look at your profile, and it seems like your interests would fit in well here. Social history this school is very good with. Aquinas and Co. are more of a problem.Alison Purnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870107202140630650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587537.post-45450410171722341272008-05-24T06:51:00.000+01:002008-05-24T06:51:00.000+01:00When I applied to York, I did not realise that the...<I>When I applied to York, I did not realise that the department had very little theological focus.</I><BR/><BR/>Really? Huh. Thanks for the warning.highlyeccentrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049193555531624608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587537.post-54030201888942608812008-05-22T22:49:00.000+01:002008-05-22T22:49:00.000+01:00Yep! I'll just breathe easier to e out of limbo -...Yep! I'll just breathe easier to e out of limbo - hopefully into the paradisio and not the inferno!Alison Purnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870107202140630650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587537.post-44090790596308221552008-05-22T22:44:00.000+01:002008-05-22T22:44:00.000+01:00It's very true, what you said; the onus really is ...It's very true, what you said; the onus really is on us students to show that we <I>can</I> produce something in this field.<BR/><BR/>This is why I tend to take a pragmatic, long-term view of the field. I figure that all the leg work will only benefit me in the end, in that I'll get to see what goes into <I>actually</I> defining a field and establishing arguments when there really aren't very many to begin with.<BR/><BR/>It's a difficult job, but I think it's one we can both do. Sometimes I do wish I was in a field where everything is already 'set up' for me, but that's part of the thrill of this field, isn't it, the knowledge that you <I><B>will</B></I> produce something new and useful?<BR/><BR/>After all, isn't that the whole point of a PhD thesis, to produce a 'substantial and new contribution to the field of knowledge'? =)Greg Carrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18016791442312149994noreply@blogger.com