Friday, May 13
On the video on "Civilization" . . .
. . . some may have been disturbed by the words "civilization" and "dominance". Is "dominance" a 'good' thing? Would anyone deny the West has 'dominated' the past 500 years? Did he say it was a good thing - or did he mean it was a pattern from which we could learn? When we contrast any two things, we use language. The very words we use contain nuance - nuance cannot be avoided with language. Like Weber, we try to avoid value judgments even as we recognize they are in words themselves.
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Sometimes, taking a word, body language, or expressions as a grain of salt helps to see things objectively. The video enlightened me as I his words were very proactive in describing the events as they unfolded, even if it was in his own version or theory.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD0HYqNeHiM there it is, Part I - from there you can find 2 3 4 5 6
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