PHIL 364 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: E Pluribus Unum, Civilization Iii, Civil Religion
13 Jun 2017
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The fable of the second comers as comment on kinds of consciousness. The fate of the second comer in civilization. The three ages and the ideal eternal history. Border = line of demarcation/separation; it doesn"t have to be physical/geographical. The other from freud, civilization & its discontents, (1929) It is always possible to bind together a considerable number of people in love, so long as there are other people left over to receive the manifestations of their aggressiveness . There always has to be the other the psychologically excluded/outcasted. What unites us is having the outsider group (i. e. the jews during the holocaust/wwii) ), except that they were at different schools. Find minor differences and make them seem major/important. E pluribus unum = out of many, one (u. s. motto) What sets groups apart: language, customs, norms, morals, history, religion, location/climate, currency. I. e. the revolutionary war (america"s story) fought for rights/freedom the.
