tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post5419633754948380828..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: What's Wrong With America?Stuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-90827427632223756102012-06-14T10:34:52.723-07:002012-06-14T10:34:52.723-07:00Chalk it up to liberalism and the quest for autono...Chalk it up to liberalism and the quest for autonomy. Liberalism has diminished our lives by making what matters most not matter. According to liberal autonomy theory, a fully human life is one that is self-determined. What matters therefore is that individuals have a life and a self which are variously described as self-created, self-defined, self-authored, self-chosen or self-directed. <br /><br />The aim is to remove impediments to individual autonomy. Whatever defines us in important ways that we do not choose for ourselves is thought of negatively as something limiting and oppressive that we must be liberated from.<br /><br />What, after all, are the impediments to autonomy which liberalism seeks to abolish? They are those aspects of our own self and existence which we do not get to self-determine. And there is a lot that we don’t get to self-determine, including what we inherit as part of a tradition and what is given to us as part of an inborn human nature. Thus, as stated earlier, liberalism must make what matters most not matter.Bizzy Brainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-45898474308405222342012-06-14T07:20:15.913-07:002012-06-14T07:20:15.913-07:00Great observation...Great observation...Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-42706902693330983742012-06-14T07:12:03.266-07:002012-06-14T07:12:03.266-07:00It's also telling that today's parents are...It's also telling that today's parents are more upset with their children smoking (physical vice) that cheating (character deficit).<br /><br />http://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2003/07/15/would_you_rather_your_teenager_smoke_or_cheat/page/full/LordSomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483452672640797537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-33695927099824436092012-06-14T05:56:38.777-07:002012-06-14T05:56:38.777-07:00I agree. I think that that is also the reason why ...I agree. I think that that is also the reason why so many children spend so much time playing videogames-- the games will not reward them for failure.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-88222270745315754432012-06-14T05:51:01.703-07:002012-06-14T05:51:01.703-07:00Interesting.
I think that one of the reasons we a...Interesting.<br /><br />I think that one of the reasons we as a society have become "obsessed" with sports is that it is the one venue where differences in performance are impossible to ignore. Sure, we as a society may try to award everyone equally (especially at the younger levels) but in the end nobody is fooled. Everyone knows who the better athletes are.<br /><br />At least that's been my observation both as a coach and parent of 4 sports-loving kids.Hamlet's Foolnoreply@blogger.com