SOSA 1200X Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Ethics, Protestant Work Ethic, Theodicy
25 Aug 2016
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Survival of the fittest (herbert spencer): the principle that only the biggest and strongest survive, both in nature and in human society. Protestant (work) ethic (max weber): a set of values embodied in early protestantism, believed to have led to the development of modern capitalism. Durkheim and the elementary forms of religious life. Three key elements of religion durkheim"s analysis of religion. God = society: durkheim formulated this idea in the context of the totems of the australian. Totem: means my clan in ojibwa; each clan was associated with a specific function and a certain ideal characteristics of the people belonging to the clan these characteristics connect with the clan"s totem animal. A symbolic representation both of a god or divinity and of the society that reveres it. Collective consciousness: collective or group experiences and rituals of people belonging to a particular religion. Durkheim also used the term sacred for those objects and acts that are forbidden or taboo.
