Psychological Strategies, Morality Stages, and Cultural Identity

Insights from Broadcasts 121–125

Carl Jung on Gender Potential (Broadcast 121)

What is critical for empowering gender potential?

  • For Men: Men must succeed in the traditional role (always trying to win), which often leads them to get out of touch with themselves. Having a female friend allows men to be vulnerable.
  • For Women: The traditional role is to be warm and nurturing. Women are often givers, which is why they may resist accepting love or things from others. They are traditionally more interested
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Foundational Concepts in Political and Social Theory

Max Weber: Science, Politics, and Modernity

“Science as a Vocation”

  • Institutionalization of sciences.
  • Progress of knowledge leads to specialization.

“The Disenchantment of the World”

This concept posits the logical premise that there are no mysterious forces; all things are explicable and subject to technical mastery. It results in the dissolution of meaning, where values are no longer central to the experience of society. The modern predicament involves seeking modes of retreat or re-enchantment.

“Politics

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Achieving the Good Life: Aristotle’s Virtue Versus Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow

Lawson Dunford

Professor DeMarco

The Good Life

November 29, 2019

What Constitutes the Good Life?

It is in the best interest of all people to pursue ‘the good life,’ but what exactly does this life consist of? Philosophers have been debating this topic for hundreds of years, and a plethora of perspectives have appeared. While examining the works of author Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in Flow, and Aristotle in Nicomachean Ethics, these differing views can be observed. In each work, what constitutes ‘the

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Understanding Personal Values, Social Norms, and Morality

Understanding Personal Values

We are all constantly making decisions. The question is: why do we choose what we choose? We act as we do because we believe one option is preferable to the alternative, more convenient, more valuable, or simply because it feels good.

For example, if a person decides to attend class because they think it is better than being distracted, or if someone is sincere, it is because it seems that truth is more valuable than a lie. Everyone, consciously or unconsciously, appreciates

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The Philosophical Roots and Ideology of Fascism and National Socialism

Ideological Foundations of Fascism and National Socialism

Fascism and the Italian Labor Charter (Mussolini)

Mussolini wrote the principle of work for the national good into the Italian Labor Charter, which he promulgated in 1927. He asserted that the ends of the Italian nation are “superior to those of the separate individuals which comprise it.”

  • “Work in all its forms… is a social duty.”
  • Production “has a single object, namely, the well-being of individuals and the development of national
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Plato’s Theory of Forms and Metaphysical Dualism

Key Concepts in Plato’s Philosophy

Man

What essentially defines man is his tripartite structure: the rational soul (immortal), which is the faculty of rational knowledge; the irascible soul, which is character or psychic force; and the concupiscent soul, which is desire and the ability to undergo passions. The rational part is intelligible, superior, and independent of the body.

Analogy

This is a reasoning based on the existence of similar attributes in different beings. For example, the sun is analogous

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