QCCQ Mindset

Quote: "Natural talent does not ask for help. It is an admission of weakness."  

Comment: 
 I really like this quote. I felt like it kind of summed up what i understood from the reading and I thought it was a powerful piece to pull from the text. It made me think and actually question it. The reason why I liked this quotes is because it is easy to understand and try to get different meanings or understandings out of. 


Connection:

 At first the quote made sense to me, someone who is naturally talented does not need the help of anyone else. That wouldn't be natural talent would it? But then i made the connection between what the text was saying and singers/actors and what not. After making that connection my initial thoughts about the quote switched. I think someone can be naturally talented but still get help to develop their talents. Such as singers, not everyone is born to sing, not everyone has that natural talent but those who do still get help from singing coaches to further develop their skills. 



Question: 

Is asking for help actually a weakness? I don't think it is at all. 

Leibniz QCCQ

Quote:
"Leibniz deserves to be ranked among the greatest of logicians."


Comment:
I picked this quote because I thought it was a good way to sum up all that Leibniz had discovered or was about. The reading said how he foresaw modern business, decision making processes, government and military strategies. The reading also touched on other topics and issues that had to do with him and his discoveries and what he foresaw.  

Connection:
I cant really connect to this reading or quote since I didn't know anything about Leibniz before reading this chapter. The only thing I can connect it to in a way are the other QCCQ's that i have done on other philosophers and mathematicians.

Question:

I know that he was a very successful man in the sense that he knew a lot and " deserved to be ranked among the greatest of logicians" but why would someone think this? What is so different form him com paired to someone like Newton? Both are equally as talented and knowledgeable in my opinion.

Newton QCCQ

Quote: " In his scientific efforts Newton somewhat resembled a live volcano, with long periods of quiescence punctuated from time to time by massive eruptions of almost superhuman activity"

Comment:

I picked this quote because i like the comparison of Newton and a volcano. I think it was an interesting interpretation of him and his personality. It really made me think about it and try to understand just how he resembled a volcano. I also like how the comparison was unique and the author used big words to follow which built the comparison up making it all the more interesting. it also made me think about things that i might have compared Newton to.However nothing i could have came up with could have been as good as this one.    

Connection:

In a way I  connected to this whole reading since I learned a lot about Newton during the math in two minutes project. This quote specifically because i know that many of his discoveries were unbelievable and so was his knowledge of things. 

Question:   

By "superhuman activity" did they author mean his scientific findings? Or was he just trying to say he was smart in other more dramatic words? I also wonder why the author picked a volcano of all things and why he chose the words he did to describe what he meant.