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The Human Condition.
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In some religious traditions, the myth of the ‘Fall from the Garden of Eden’ symbolizes the loss of the primordial state through the veiling of higher consciousness.Abstract:
Human beings are described by many spiritual traditions as ‘blind’ or ‘asleep’ or ‘in a dream.’ These terms refers to the limited attenuated state of consciousness of most human beings caught up in patterns of conditioned thought, feeling and perception, which prevent the development of our latent, higher spiritual possibilities. In the words of Idries Shah: “Man, like a sleepwalker who suddenly ‘comes to’ on some lonely road has in general no correct idea as to his origins or his destiny.” In some religious traditions, such as Christianity and Islam, the myth of the ‘Fall from the Garden of Eden’ symbolizes the loss of the primordial state through the veiling of higher consciousness. Other traditions use similar metaphors to describe the spiritual condition of humanity:read more
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The consumption of work: Representations and interpretations of the meaning of work at a UK university
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Blank slate: squares and political order of city
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Recognition and Accumulation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors develop an understanding of recognition as a "hinge concept" which links economic relations, the juridical form, moral claims and political struggle. But they do not portray recognition in any economically determinist sense, rather, by focussing upon its antagonistic basis, as struggle, they give us a useful way of thinking about both historical and contemporary modes of global capitalist accumulation.
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