PopKa

Trying to be a philosopher is tiring, at best. Here I am… Been working on the same paper since February. Sending it in as my writing sample for my grad applications. I am also thinking about submitting it to get published in an undergrad journal. I think it deserves it. I am very proud of the work I put in to this paper. 

I have to admit I was a bit surprised to get an email from one of my professors the other day letting me know that my argument was correct. This particular argument was the second one I had tried to refute this particular author’s position. I honestly thought the argument was not going to hold. But now, thank science! Instead of re-writing ten pages, I just get to ‘polish’ the paper. Though by polish I mean fix up inferences and define more terms, and lots of other things that I wish I did not have to do. In one sense, I feel reminiscent of good memories and an actual fondness for the topic I chose to spend four months of my life on (did not know it would be eight). On the other hand, if I ever hear ‘possible world semantics’ again, I will cut someone. Though, I do feel like I am now equipped to say I am an expert in the area. That’s nice. 

*Sigh* I just kind of hope this pays off. Even though I am aware that life is not always like that, i.e., things don’t just pay off.