What is the difference between average, normal, and stereotypical? Is there a difference? I just got into an argument where we were trying to define these words and I would really appreciate knowing what you guys think.
Normal is uninteresting, in the typical tense. (What's "typical"?!) But, on the other hand, people always say "Oh, that's normal" referring to..stuff. Negative things. You know. Average is more uninteresting but then there's the whole mathematical aspect such as the bell curve... I think average is the worst here. Stereotypical means, well, you know. THE prep. Or THE jock, goth, pothead, etc...... Stereotypes aren't "average", but they're sure as hell not original.
I didn't really mean how you applied them. That was part of the argument was that everyone applies them differently. I want to know what they mean in their pure form or their "essentia" if you're Sartre.
Sorry. I got into an argument about existentialism yesterday with my math teacher of all people. And Mr. Samis is wrong! Sartre does say that an object is defined in its absence, which seems like a form of the dualism he was trying to get away from but he just justifies it with ontology like he does everything else! Grrr. Um...yeah. Well anyway, I was still kinda thinking about it so yeah.
Forget that. I mean in what do they mean in their pure meaning, not when being applied to a certain culture or situation. (essentia deals with the purpose or the how and why of beings)
Yeah. I used to think you were so normal when you and audrey first started dating 'cause you always looked at me like i was crazy. then i discovered that you were a freak and I must really be insane, then...
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Average is more uninteresting but then there's the whole mathematical aspect such as the bell curve... I think average is the worst here.
Stereotypical means, well, you know. THE prep. Or THE jock, goth, pothead, etc...... Stereotypes aren't "average", but they're sure as hell not original.
Uhm? Yeah...
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I didn't really mean how you applied them. That was part of the argument was that everyone applies them differently. I want to know what they mean in their pure form or their "essentia" if you're Sartre.
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Forget that. I mean in what do they mean in their pure meaning, not when being applied to a certain culture or situation. (essentia deals with the purpose or the how and why of beings)
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