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attitude

Postby Audiendus » Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:46 pm

attitude

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=attitude

It is interesting that this word is etymologically related to aptitude. It comes from Latin via Italian and French. Under the influence of Italian, the -pt- has changed to -tt-.

Incidentally, the Spanish for 'attitude' is actitud, as if it were derived from Latin actus (act) rather than aptus (apt, suitable).

'Attitude' is a countable noun, except in its recent sense of 'arrogance', 'belligerence'.

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Re: attitude

Postby Perry Lassiter » Mon Aug 31, 2015 10:44 pm

As the existentialists would say, "attitude is everything." You can't always control what happens, but you can control your attitude. Incidentally, if anyone can successfully define "existentialism," they will have humanity's eternal thanks. In philosophy the technical definition is "existence is prior to essense," but you need to take a minor to understand that. Everyone blames Kierkegaard, but how does his prophetic stance against the corrupt Christian church of his day fall in the same category as Sartre?
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