SOCB43H3 Lecture 2: Classic lecture 2 copy.docx
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We should only consume the basic necessity of living or else we are indulging: consumption is bad, work is a calling. , does the work please god, work is a calling and god demands you find it yourself, does the work serve the community, making nail polish you"re not serving the community of puritans. Direct consequences: work long hours endure, don"t relax, willingness to work long hours, we become use to long, boring work, makes standardization acceptable purposive, not about standing out, remember we are not consuming, we are getting the basics, bread is considered a colour of devil because it is too flashy, we are not standing out as individuals. Art is all about ritual and form: aesthetics, anti magic: art unleashes currents, meaning versus form: substance versus formalities and rituals, what are the meanings, art for arts sake: escape; immediacy, rivals religion.
