Advancing Psychological Education for All
Millions of people have become sensitive to the destruction of life on so many fronts, to inhumane wars in which there is not even a pretense of self-defense. We see a new morality of love taking shape, too, in opposition to the consumer society. The new morality may have its flaws, but it remains impressive … Continue reading
Curiosity and ingenuity may not be unique to the human species, but they are certainly among humanity’s hallmarks. The Winchester Mansion sets an inspiring backdrop for some of the most mysterious tales, tragic events, and ghosts. It is a puzzling house because Mrs. Winchester spent 38 years expanding it. The work was nonstop. The swelling … Continue reading
We cannot see reality here and remain closed to it there. That dulls our cutting edge and makes our search for the truth ineffectual. And we can see ourselves rightly only if we can see others rightly, only if we can see them in the context of their social circumstances, which is to say, only … Continue reading
Primitive tribes have social systems in which friendliness and cooperation are predominant and aggression at a minimum. In modern cultures, an important basis of mutual accessibility resides in the element of informality and solidarity that seems to obtain between individuals who can recognize each other as being of the same special group, especially, apparently, if … Continue reading
It was dark in the mansion, though outside the cloister the sky was an even midnight blue over the topmost gables of the house. Shadows hung down the four stories of the mansion itself, where only here and there a shape distinguished itself, boughs heavy with apricots, and those lilies flickering in the dark, like … Continue reading
As we have seen, orienting our lives to consumption creates a climate of superfluity and ennui. The problem is closely related to a crisis that is affecting the entire Western World now but mostly goes unrecognized, because more attention is given to its symptoms than to its underling causes. Having considered some circumstances under which … Continue reading
We have learned something from the vast collections of data on primitive man: that if he was not in bondage to the authority of living persons, he was at the utter mercy of the power of the spirits. One might say, as a general rule, that acquainted person in a social situation require a reason … Continue reading
Each person wants one’s life to be a marker for good as one’s group defines it. Men and women work their programs of heroism according to the standard cultural scenarios, from Pontius Pilate through Eichmann and Calley. Once we see the role of acquaintanceship in social life, we are led to ask how this relationship … Continue reading
Once men consented to live by the redistribution of life’s goods through a god figure who represented life, they had sealed their fate. Because of this choice, acquaintanceship became important. In general acquaintanceship is an aspect of all social relationships that differ greatly in degree and kind will equally share it. Nonetheless, we can expect … Continue reading
Power is the life pulse that sustains man in every epoch, and unless the student understands power figures and power sources one can understand nothing vital about social history. Just as the individual is obliged not to exploit the accessibility of others (else they have to pay too large a price for their obligation to … Continue reading
At the center of marriage stands the union of body and mind between the spouses. Because this union’s significance extends beyond the couple themselves, the…
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Some wonder whether humanity can ever recover the original innocence attributed to Adam and Eve — a state of unbroken trust, unmediated experience, and harmony…
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