17-04-2012, 09:57 PM
Phil, Your reference to the torus as a symbol of ... of what? Of a timeless, unidimensional horror? We are the borg. Resistance is futile. Assimilate.
Max Weber pushed the envelope far beyond what his critics were able to comprehend when he talked about the Iron Cage:
Max Weber pushed the envelope far beyond what his critics were able to comprehend when he talked about the Iron Cage:
Quote:Iron cage, a sociological concept introduced by Max Weber, refers to the increased rationalization inherent in social life, particularly in Western capitalist societies. The "iron cage" thus traps individuals in systems based purely on teleological efficiency, rational calculation and control. Weber also described the bureaucratization of social order as "the polar night of icy darkness".[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_cage#cite_note-0][/url]Now we have progressed far past the iron cage to the torus. But what do you mean "we" white man? Dostoevsky wrote , If there is no God, everything is permitted. But what if our god is the torus?