Wagner

I had a difficult time reading Wagner's essay. As it was written in the 19th century, it does not follow modern standards of grammar: thus, several topics, definitions, and thoughts were long-winded, wordy, and flowing, without a discernable stop, into the next idea. However, I think that the most important part of this essay is that Wagner asserts that man is the primary perceptor of nature-- that is, man is able to see nature as a whole and can interpret it. This ability allowed humans, historically, to perform an interpretation of nature and the animals that surround it. From the perspective of our class' subject, blog writing, it possibly could be asserted that Wagner's essay alludes to the role of truth or mistruth in performance-- to a blog writer, that performance would be a blog, and he can choose how to perform his interpretation. This aspect of human nature can lead to a full spectrum of opinions, interpretations, and information: the soul of blog-writing. My interpretation could be completly wrong, but, as I said, Wagner's essay was a little over my head.