Tag: postmodernism

What Is An Open Mind?

There is an alarm­ing trend that I see more and more of. I have seen many attribute a very “closed” per­spec­tive to hav­ing an “open mind.” I feel it worth­while to dis­cuss a bet­ter def­i­n­i­tion to hav­ing an open mind and its impli­ca­tions, but first we must dis­cuss the mis­use of the phrase. What An Open Mind Is Not I see […]

The Transient Nature of Our Modern Society

“Since the 1960’s, to the con­sump­tion of goods has been added a grow­ing con­sump­tion of ser­vices. They are, of course, of all kinds, rang­ing from lawn ser­vices, health clubs, and inspi­ra­tional lec­tures, to sport­ing events, rock con­certs, and movies. Those of a recre­ational kind present them­selves as minia­ture escape routes, tak­ing us out of our own private […]