Writing the Self
The glory of play goes along with sovereignty, where sovereignty simply means being free from necessity, from purpose and utility. Sovereignty reveals a soul ‘which stands aloof from caring about utility’.1 The compulsion of production destroys sovereignty as a form of life. Sovereignty gives way to a new kind of subordination which, however, masqu
... See moreByung-Chul Han • The Disappearance of Rituals: A Topology of the Present
With the rapid development of science, technology, and industry, they saw, for the first time in history, the individual’s liberated mind taking control of material existence.
Nathaniel Branden • Honoring the Self: The Pyschology of Confidence and Respect
The care that an individual shows towards his or her body and those of others derives from the way in which a community collectively formulates answers to existential questions.