Comparative Literature and Culture 2125A/B Lecture Notes - Aeaea, Odysseus, Iliad
31 Oct 2012
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Charles darwin natural selection, evolution of the species. Karl marx marxism, communist manifesto, class struggle. Animal comes from latin word anima" that which is animated, that which has a soul . 3 orders of organic matter: vegetal (doesn"t have a soul, animals (that which has a soul) Aristotle describes humans as a social animal. Some were more human athenian men (smart, civilized etc. ) Distinction between social and animal is floating , cannot be defined, changing constantly. Humans must find a balance between social and animal (following rules or breaking them) Balance social and animal without becoming a control freak. Without desire life is boring in animals we call desire instinct: kill smaller animals, run from large animals, mate with similar animals. Most things we do in life are to quench desire. After sex, every single animal is sad. Western culture is different because of how intense our desire is more sex turns desire into negativity.
