SOSC 3365 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Methamphetamine
22 Dec 2015
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Theoretical legal underpinnings grounded in greek and roman law. Privacy was not valued - it was not considered good . Public life was valued - the life led in public. You want to be seen - to be admired - your value was the value of your public persona. Privacy in ancient rome (not for the article) What is the ideal christian life? o. A monk and nun - gave up everything. The beginning of a positive valuation of privacy on secular grounds. Development of modern ideal of individualism: reflecting on yourself. The rise of the private study in the home - where your individualism may go unchecked: escape from ridicule. The rise of the slums - living on the streets. Hygiene concerns - odours: disease was linked with smell, we begin to become afraid of death and of seeing it. To witness someone suffering, it is depriving them of dignity.
