Friday, 21 June 2013

The inhuman element inherent in the human condition

According to François Lyotard, in The Inhuman: Reflections on Time,

If humans are born human, as cats are born cats (within a few hours), it would not be [...] possible to educate them. That children have to be educated is a circumstance which only proceeds from the fact that they are not completely led by nature, not programmed. The institutions which constitute culture supplement this native lack.

How does this quotation relate to the discussion we've had in class about Laraia's notions of culture?
Which are these institutions that "constitute culture"?
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11 comments:

  1. Meriwska5 July 2013 at 04:44

    People and animals are conditioned to be an immitation of others because learn about culture watching the others and not totally led by the nature. we use to aquaire some styles during the childhood, and use of adaptation to the evolution of the individual,whatever it is

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  2. Unknown7 July 2013 at 05:58

    Carla, does that apply to animals as well?

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    1. Meriwska9 July 2013 at 06:58

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    2. Unknown9 July 2013 at 21:35

      Do animals have culture?

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    3. Meriwska10 July 2013 at 09:40

      no, now I understand the context.
      Thank you...

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  3. Naudilândia11 July 2013 at 12:05

    The notions of the Laraia about culture It is that culture is everything that the man learned in the society as time went by your knowledge, habits and arts. In his conception the culture is social and not natura of the man. In my opinion is impossible animal have culture because of this.
    am I right professor?

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    1. Unknown12 July 2013 at 07:01

      One of the things that differ human beings from animals is culture.

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  4. Cesar Vieira12 July 2013 at 06:52

    Laraia defends the idea that humans defining your cultural identety through the exposion in certain customes and each individual accept these customes deferently according to their unconciou perspectives.
    The institutions are costume,habit,fashion,rule etc..

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    1. Unknown25 July 2013 at 06:17

      What about education? Could it be one of those institutions?

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  5. Unknown22 August 2013 at 08:46

    Is culture an inhuman element? we can observe the "nature factor" in animals. as the author says, they are programmed to act moments after they're born. But can't we say that the educational process of the human being is part of its nature?
    Is Nature placed differently to animals and (in)human* animals?

    *some people acts instinctively, so they're animals (iif we classify animals as not having culture or traces of it)?

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  6. Unknown25 August 2013 at 18:11

    ok, no one can act 100% instinctively...

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