From "Logos" to "Mythos" in America?
Jun 16, 2010 at 11:39PM 2 Comments From Jane Jacobs' 2005 Dark Age Ahead (I am reading now, highly recommended):
Cultural xenophobia is a frequent sequel to a society's decline from cultural vigor. Someone has aptly called self-imposed isolation a fortress mentality. Armstrong describes it as a shift from faith in logos, reason, with its future-oriented spirit, "always...seeking to know more and to extend...areas of competence and control of the environment," to mythos, meaning conservatism that looks backward to fundamentalist beliefs for guidance and a worldview.
Now, take a look at at recent data from the Congressional Conversation Index (CCI), which tracks the top inbound issue categories in communications from American citizens (letters, emails, faxes, etc) to their elected representatives in Congress.
Reader Comments (2)
Dark Age Ahead is a great book. I'm glad to see you're reading it. It makes many salient points about the decline of citizenship, corporate, professional or otherwise.
~alex
People are still FAXING their congressional representatives?!
JK - Gong, I always love seeing these thought provoking pieces.