"childhood is not an object,any more than the unconscious,although this is often how they are both understood".
2007-03-13 11:14:06 · 6 answers · asked by Hamid P 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Neither childhood nor the unconscious are objects, but that is often how they are understood
2007-03-13 11:17:30 · answer #1 · answered by crzywriter 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Childhood, like the unconscious, is often incorrectly understood as an object.
2007-03-13 18:28:49 · answer #2 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though it is often understood to be an object,childhood is no more of an object than unconscious is.
2007-03-13 18:29:27 · answer #3 · answered by TomTom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you are a kid it is not a thing but an event or a time period. Like being knocked out--you are not really asleep--just a limbo time between truly awake times. Yet, we think of both of these as things instead of phases. We grasp our 'childhood' as though it were an object we can hold onto.
hope that helps!
2007-03-13 18:29:08 · answer #4 · answered by Orpah! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"A person's childhood as well as the unconscious are thought by many people that they are as insignificant as objects. Of course, we should know that this is not true."
Is it any simpler?
I hope so.
2007-03-13 18:20:49 · answer #5 · answered by amelie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children, as well as one who is unconsious, do not have a clue!
2007-03-13 18:30:52 · answer #6 · answered by PJo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋