ACS 100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Relativism, Northrop Frye, Morris Berman

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Arts and Contemporary Studies
• Course: ACS 100
• Professor: Jamin Pelkey

Document Summary

Acs 100 - ideas that shape the world. The educated mind is one where people in society are educated so they aren"t fooled by society"s flaws. This protects us from falling into illusions and from social mythology . Social mythology include all social myths, including cliches, jargons, and propaganda. This concept is related to peirce and his approaches to truth; authority, tenacity, and fashion are all approaches to accepting social myths while honest human inquiry is a way of denying them. Misak also looks at approaches to truth, with a focus on what leads to lying and bullshit. Without an educated mind, we are fed illusions that will ultimately lead to bullshit". The need for society to educate their imagination so they are not fooled by society"s flaws and judgements. An educated imagination protects us from falling into illusions and from social mythology . Social mythology - cliche, jargons, advertising and propaganda, saying the right things, ambiguity (all social myths)