Cultural Immune Systems (ep 1 of JDE/BVD)
June 25, 2021
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What is human civilization? What do all human civilizations have in common, viewed from the interior and exterior? What causes cultural immune systems to become compromised, and how do we know when a civilization is approaching death? Also, how have civilizations changed over time, and how do they differ from region to region (or, as Joseph Campbell would put it, across mythogenetic zones)?
In this first episode of JDE/BVD, Brandon Van Dyck (BVD) puts the above questions to cultural theorist, John David Ebert (JDE). A long conversation follows, focusing on Oswald Spengler, Arnold Toynbee, Jean Gebser, Joseph Campbell, Sri Aurobindo (see 2:48:09), and others.
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