January 18, 2009
(note: this entry is part 4 of ongoing series starting with the post “Plato’s Seven Caves”)
Having shed the shackles of unquestioned conformity to the tribal will, heroic man had the world at his fingertips. Lawless and bold, he could now strike out with sheer brazen wilfullness to attain whatever he wanted. No rules. No laws. Just raw, predatory, winner-take-all power. For what more could [...]
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January 12, 2009
(note: this entry is part 3 of ongoing series starting with the post “Plato’s Seven Caves”)
Having escaped the cave of animalistic drive reduction, man was confronted with a mysterious and terrifying world.
Life and death, day and night passed in rhythmic succession, and he was a helpless observer seeking the good graces of forces larger and more powerful than himself. [...]
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