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Re: Moon and Naut--
Ciel, I haven't read that, but have put it on my (ever expanding, lol) list! Off the cuff I would say this: the changes that have taken place (and continue to take place) in the 'American psyche' (or the 'psyche' of any culture) occur as the inevitable result of the changes in the material culture. Expressed in the most simple terms, there is a dialectical relationship between what we do and how we think, one simultaneously influencing the other.
And while that is true for any society throughout history, in 'modern', highly differentiated societies that process tends to accelerate and become more complex. It is one of the causes of alienation (estrangement) and what Freud in his last book called the 'discontent' in civilization (though Freud's emphasis was a different one, of course.)
At the very least, many people find it psychologically difficult to know what 'values' to adopt, and to 'locate' themselves in a buffet-style culture...
posted by
Nautikos
on June 30, 2008 at 1:22 PM
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I will be ready for future entries. I blog too! sam
posted by
sam444
on June 30, 2008 at 10:47 AM
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Moon and Naut--
One point that really cannot be stressed enough is that the mind is complex, it is a trove of mysteries, and as Flo Conway & Jim Siegelman concluded in their 1978 book "SNAPPING" *(about sudden personality change, and how people fall into cult thinking), when it comes to messing about with the mind, we should be very, very cautious because we really don't know what we are doing, or what we are doing it to, or how it's going to react.
*http://books.google.com/books?id=jrkq7s2i12EC&dq=Snapping&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0
posted by
Ciel
on June 29, 2008 at 9:54 PM
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Welcome to Blogit, HollyBird!
I'm honored that my blog was your first read here! Looks like you are going to have some interesting posts coming along, too, if your first is any indication!
posted by
Ciel
on June 29, 2008 at 9:53 PM
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Ciel
And in spite of knowing all that, and doing all that with our minds, they (and consciousness) remain deeply mysterious...
posted by
Nautikos
on June 29, 2008 at 6:11 PM
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and to you also, OTA!
posted by
Ciel
on June 29, 2008 at 6:04 PM
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...the mind is marvelous...moon
posted by
magic_moon
on June 29, 2008 at 5:24 PM
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Like your blog :-)
Your blog was the first that I read on the site, today is my first day. I really enjoyed it, and look forward to reading more of your work
Holly.x
posted by
HollyBird
on June 29, 2008 at 5:20 PM
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~Peace, OTA
posted by
Blue_feathers
on June 29, 2008 at 1:19 PM
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