It Civilization and Its Discontents, Freud held to clarify that although human nature naturally tends to pleasure, this was pretty much a chimera, the human condition misery and suffering that is so how hard can do, can only be avoided further punishment. The pleasure principle is therefore to replace reality, the reduction of the claims of happiness, thanks to the outside world, in favor of a more modest (and therefore real) "damage limitation" and consequent state of grace. Another escape from the pain, according to Freud, it would move libido on other, different destinations such as the drives work, research, artistic creation or religion. E 'in recent years, however, typical of the society of the spectacle, the unconditional devotion to beauty (unequivocal symptom of the decline of a civilization) and treatment outside of the body, sprouting like mushrooms beauty salons and massage, solarium, reconstruction of this or that part body (down to an aesthetic surgery) and are increasingly ghettoized community centers: libraries, cultural institutions, schools, universities and libraries. The criminalization of inner growth of man is therefore in decline and it is well seen in the form and quality of interpersonal relationships more and more "liquid" (Z. Bauman) reports, no longer based on the knowledge and acceptance of others, replacing the connections that implicitly refer to the idea of \u200b\u200bmechanical disconnection. The "pure relationship" in fact (Giddens) has not fundamentally aimed at communication, but the mutual satisfaction. The book as well (endangered species), especially the classics, no longer just a means of enrichment but a true intermediary with the outside world, it keeps the mind in motion (duped and distracted by armor designer) allows the reflection, raises doubts, calls for solutions and facilitates contact with the physicality of life. Beautifying our discomfort only makes sense if we have the courage to accept it and deal with it. Roberto Di Pietro
0 comments:
Post a Comment