If sin has been with us since the Fall, it would stand to reason that disordered patterns of marriage and sexuality would be somewhat predictable. Why, then, should Americans in the 21st century be overly concerned about the current decline in marriage? “The scale of marital breakdowns in the West since 1960 has no historicalContinue reading “Man Turned in on Himself, excerpt 11”
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Man Turned in on Himself, excerpt 10
In Garret Hardin’s 1968 essay, “The Tragedy of the Commons,” he asserts that shared resources needed to sustain the life and livelihoods of a group have always been undermined—even to the point of elimination—by individuals acting in their own self-interest. Hardin’s premise is drawn from an 1833 pamphlet on medieval land usage which surmises thatContinue reading “Man Turned in on Himself, excerpt 10”
Man Turned in on Himself, excerpt 9
Our Disordered Relationship to Technology …This idea of technology being better than nothing—and then somehow, better than anything—which has developed incrementally from television to the internet to gaming to social media is now leading to the widespread integration of robots into daily life. “The idea of sociable robots suggests that we might navigate intimacy byContinue reading “Man Turned in on Himself, excerpt 9”
Man Turned in on Himself, excerpt 8
Martin Luther, who struggled mightily with anxiety, believed that one cannot deal with life’s daily fears without first making peace with life’s ultimate fear—death. If Luther is right, then America is not getting any closer to the target. “In today’s narcissistic culture, man seeks not to inflict his own certainties on others but to findContinue reading “Man Turned in on Himself, excerpt 8”
Man Turned in on Himself, excerpt 7
Anxiety The DSM-IV criteria for anxiety disorder includes “at least six months of excessive worry,” “tension, fatigue, trouble concentrating, sleeplessness,” and “clinically significant distress functioning in daily life.” Merriam Webster includes in the definition for anxiety, “doubt concerning the reality and nature of the threat and . . . self-doubt about one’s capacity to copeContinue reading “Man Turned in on Himself, excerpt 7”
Heather Choate Davis 