Thanks all.
Always helps to get a little perspective!
Maybe it's because it's near the end of term. Phew!
--Mike
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 4:42 PM, wrote:
> A colleague and I (both just a little bit "older") have been talking about
> some of the points that Mike P. raised in his reply to this th
A colleague and I (both just a little bit "older") have been talking about some
of the points that Mike P. raised in his reply to this thread. We both were in
high school and starting college in the late 60's to early 70's (Ok, I'm a few
years older) and remember just how self-obsessed the 60's-
On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:03:14 -0700, Michael Smith wrote:
>Are we seeing a generalized breakdown in respect for authority
>in the US and Canada in particular? And if so is this a good or
>bad thing?
I'm not sure I understand your point. "Generalzied breakdown"
relative to what? The Reagan years
"Authority is not a quality one person "has," in the sense that he has property
or physical qualities. Authority refers to an interpersonal relation in which
one person looks upon another as somebody superior to him." -
-- Erich Fromm
>From Fromm's perspective, calls for respect for authorit
