Tag: Self/Systems of Meaning

Lévi-Strauss, Systems of Meaning, and Modern Health and Wellness

February 27, 2017

Many argue that we live in society permitting medical care overuse, one of a “Might Help, Can’t Hurt” mindset towards medication and medical procedures. Headaches warrant hospital visits, a bruised arm needs a splint, etc. A recent article in The Atlantic discusses what they call a current “epidemic of unnecessary and unhelpful treatments.” The article … More Lévi-Strauss, Systems of Meaning, and Modern Health and Wellness

Three Perspectives on Durkheimian Ideas at the Women’s March on Chicago

January 23, 2017

(Part of the “Self/Systems of Meaning Blog,” by Clara de Castro, Henry Hauser, and Emily Lynch) On Saturday, January 21, 2017, a massive crowd descended upon the National Mall for the Women’s March on Washington.  According to crowd scientists asked by the New York Times, the event drew at least 470,000 people, more than three times … More Three Perspectives on Durkheimian Ideas at the Women’s March on Chicago

How to $ave After You Die: Marx, Weber, and Mortality Under 21st-Century Capitalism

November 21, 2016

(Part of the “Self/Systems of Meaning Blog,” by Clara de Castro, Henry Hauser, and Michael Njauw) Let’s face it.  Death is grim.  It’s a grim prospect we all have to face.  It appears, at least from this side of it, as the final loss of the self, or at least the transformation of that self … More How to $ave After You Die: Marx, Weber, and Mortality Under 21st-Century Capitalism