The Seminar was based around Joseph Addison's essay The Spectator No. 46 and The Royal Exchange. In our group there were very mixed views about the spectator with some group members saying it was easy to understand while others were confused as to the point Addison was trying to make in his essay. Personally I found the essay quite challenging but Í was able top understand the main point of the essay. Addison was trying to highlight the fact that a human being is unable to write an essay from a philosophical viewpoint without there being some form of structure in the essay otherwise it would be impossible to read.
Addison uses two examples to back up his opinions Tom Puzzle and Will Dry.Will uses a clear structure in his essays but he has very few ideas to present in his essays whereas Tom has a great range of knowledge but he is unable to structure his thoughts into a logical order. As a group we thought that it was more important to use a clear structure in an essay or idea as it makes it a lot easier for people to read as without a structure it would be very unclear and confusing to read.
The Royal Exchange was based around Addison's general observations of the trade industry that was taking place in England in the 17th century. Merchants were importing and exporting goods all around the world to countries as far away as India. His essay explained the daily activities that took place in London.
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