Re: World Systems and World Views

David Richardson writes:

"Tor Norretranders, however, omits two materials that interest me.  �
1.  He does not use Jung's (psychological) types of subliminal �
intuition.  (These are: subliminal emotions/judgments, subliminal �
sensations, and subliminal processes of logical or empirical �
reasoning.) " [end quote]


Comment: You seem to say that "worldview" has two components, a rational and
an irrational (subliminal) one. Two things come to mind: Frantz Fanon (I
think it was him) speaks of the colonization of consciousness. In a way,
that could be interpreted as superimposition of a rational/conscious system
of thought on a completely different subliminal/irrational/existential view
(experience) of the world, namely, as viewed (experienced) by the colonized.
Second point -- sense of empowerment/alienation. This appears to be an
important part of a worldview, but it is in the realm of the
irrational/subliminal. Thus, a global-corporate executive and an unemployed
person could agree that it is cheaper for the company to produce in Thailand
than in Canada, but for the unemployed that is "wretched globalization", for
the executive it's "wonderful globalization". Same rational analysis of the
world, different emotive/existential "view" (experience). I realize that
this was not the main direction of your argument, but the notion that
"worldview" has two dimensions (rational/subliminal) is very intriguing.


Gert Kohler
Oakville, Canada