Demonstrating the importance of contest in biological evolution and in the growth of consciousness out of the unconscious, Ong also shows how adversary procedure has affected social, linguistic, and intellectual history. He discusses shifting patterns of contest in such arenas as spectator sports, politics, business, academia, and religion. Human beings' internalization of agonistic drives, he concludes, can foster the deeper discovery of the self and of distinctively human freedom.
Demonstrating the importance of contest in biological evolution and in the growth of consciousness out of the unconscious, Ong also shows how adversary procedure has affected social, linguistic, and intellectual history. He discusses shifting patterns of contest in such arenas as spectator sports, politics, business, academia, and religion. Human beings' internalization of agonistic drives, he concludes, can foster the deeper discovery of the self and of distinctively human freedom.
Fighting for Life: Contest, Sexuality, and Consciousness
238Fighting for Life: Contest, Sexuality, and Consciousness
238Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780801413421 |
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Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
Publication date: | 01/31/1981 |
Pages: | 238 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.94(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |