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Could you elaborate on what the different infant psychological models for each of those philosophies (fascism, communism, islam - and other religions)?
by wufufufu 10y ago
Could you elaborate on what the different infant psychological models for each of those philosophies (fascism, communism, islam - and other religions)?
- woodandsteel 10y agoIt's complicated, but here are some overall ideas. Islamism has a view of human nature as basically evil and sinful, and believes that people can be moral only if guided by religion. The same goes for other fundamentalist religious views. Fascism has a basically tribalistic view of human nature. We are good if we belong to the right racial tribe, bad if we belong to any other one. People are incapable of guiding their lives unless lead by a powerful leader, and they love warfare. Marxism has an idealistic view of human nature as naturally peaceful and cooperative. However, authoritarian communism as actually practiced in the Soviet Union or Mao's China implicitly assumes human beings are naturally irrational and selfish, and need a powerful regime to force them to be good citizens. Liberalism has a more mixed view of human nature. Humans are seen as having a variety of motivations, some self-oriented, others more concerned with the well-being of others. They are capable of being rational or irrational, depending on the circumstances, and ditto whether they behave in a cooperative or win-lose manner. Human nature is designed for life in small foraging bands, as described by the evolutionary psychologist. Let me add, liberalism explains human nature as the product of natural forces, as described by various sciences. The other philosophies at least implicitly assume it was created by supernatural forces.