John Edser
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 Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2004 5:19 am Post subject: Self Esteem & Mutualism |
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PR:-
How about the need for self-esteem?
Virtually all psychologists recognize that man experiences a need
of self-esteem. But what they have not identified is the nature
of self-esteem, the reasons why man need it, and the conditions he
must satisfy if he is to achieve it. Virtually all psychologists
recognize, if only vaguely, that there is some relationship
between the degree of a man>s self-esteem and the degree of his
mental health. But they have not identified the nature of that
relationship, nor the causes of it. Virtually all psychologists
recognize, if only dimly, that there is some relationship between
the nature and degree of a man>s self-esteem and his motivation,
i.e., his behavior in the spheres of work, love and human
relationships. But they have not explained why, nor identified
the principle involved. (Nathaniel Branden).
JE:-
Self esteem is based on tribal acceptance. Today it
is evaluated on super tribal acceptance which is not
exactly the same process. The first tribal groups provided
a spectacular act of fitness mutualisation that allowed
a huge increase in absolute fitness (the total number
of fertile forms reproduced per parent) because of mutual
exchange (trade) between tribal members. For the 1st time
man could adapt to almost any environment via specialisation
and trade. As tribes increased in size and number the absolute
fitness gain increased as curve. To hold an expanding
tribe together, tribal conformity had to keep increasing. In
order to get individuals to exchange and not just appropriate
and fight like animals, an entirely new psychological adaptation
was needed. This new psychology still had to plug into the ancient
status order found within almost any grouping. Man
had to invent a tribal identity that was unique to each tribe
and not just to each species, in which mostly males
competed for status and power. This competition must now
facilitate and not reduce, trade. New mental processes
had to allow for private property and mutual exchange
while at the same time accepting a status order. The head males
had to allow free exchange within the tribe while at the same
time, imposing order. Today this is called "politics": the juggling
act between free exchange and order. Politics within a tiny
tribe was not that difficult. The head male simply made
himself look more imposing. Big hats etc were popular. As
the tribe expanded because trade increased the absolute
Darwinian fitness of each individual, more and more
complex ways had to be found to impose order while
trade expanded exchange within that tribe. Big hats
had to give way to tall buildings. Pyramids were popular
because they were the easiest ways to build a tall,
imposing thing. In the end building gave way to
ideas like religion because the numbers of people
that needed to be subject to tribal order became
enormous.
Imposing order without destroying exchange, requires
"shock and awe". It still does, today. Self esteem
is linked to stress which in turn is linked to the
quality of the environment. Stressed males become
more aggressive. This ends up forcing tribal borders
to expand so that poorer environments can feed the
tribe. Border clashes must have become more and more
intense as humanity expanded, until somebody invented
trade between tribes which led to super tribalism. This
adaptation remains far from perfect because the earlier
tribal psychology worked against it. The super tribe
magnifies everything: stress, self esteem, aggression
conformity and invention. When the balance fails war
results and the super tribe fitness mutualisation
process just, crashes. The challenge is to replace
tribal emotions of self esteem with super tribal
intellectual concepts of the worth of EVERY individual.
The Ancient Greeks started this process. We have yet
to finish it. The first step is a full understanding of
the mutualisation process. This has been held up for
centuries because the tribal emotions of "altruism"
and "selfishness" just wash it away, every time. False
intellectualism re: these basic tribal emotions
regulate super tribal stress and thus super
tribal self esteem.
Humanity seems incapable of making a necessary
intellectual breakthrough: the replacement of
the mind numbing emotions of altruism and
selfishness with a polished concept of mutualism.
Best Wishes,
John Edser
Independent Researcher
PO Box 266
Church Pt
NSW 2105
Australia
edser@tpg.com.au
Best Wishes,
John Edser
Independent Researcher
PO Box 266
Church Pt
NSW 2105
Australia
edser@tpg.com.au |
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Kevin Aylward
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| Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2004 12:35 am Post subject: Re: Self Esteem & Mutualism |
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John Edser wrote:
[quote]PR:-
How about the need for self-esteem?
Virtually all psychologists recognize that man experiences a need
of self-esteem. But what they have not identified is the nature
of self-esteem, the reasons why man need it, and the conditions he
must satisfy if he is to achieve it. Virtually all psychologists
recognize, if only vaguely, that there is some relationship
between the degree of a man>s self-esteem and the degree of his
mental health. But they have not identified the nature of that
relationship, nor the causes of it. Virtually all psychologists
recognize, if only dimly, that there is some relationship between
the nature and degree of a man>s self-esteem and his motivation,
i.e., his behavior in the spheres of work, love and human
relationships. But they have not explained why, nor identified
the principle involved. (Nathaniel Branden).
JE:-
Self esteem is based on tribal acceptance.
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