How To Balance Individualism And Community In Society
People are neither completely social like ants, nor completely independent like most spiders. We have characteristics of both, and each attribute has its own benefits and drawbacks.
People are neither completely social like ants, nor completely independent like most spiders. We have characteristics of both, and each attribute has its own benefits and drawbacks.
Language has allowed us to understand and navigate in the world, but we also rely on emotions and instincts. Much of our distress as humans is because we are receiving contradictory messages about the world. It is like listening to two radio stations at once.
How can we best make sense of the world? There are a number of areas that, taken together, give a useful description of the human condition: the nature of society, how language is essential for its complexity, and further consequences …