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“What has been cut apart cannot be glued back together. Abandon all hope of totality, future as well as past, you who enter the world of fluid modernity.”

Book:Liquid Modernity

Work

Liquid Modernity

Liquid Modernity delves into the dynamic and ever-changing nature of contemporary existence, analyzing the impact of globalization, technology, and cultural shifts on the fabric of modern life. more

Author

Zygmunt Bauman

Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017) was a Polish-British sociologist and philosopher, widely regarded as one of the most influential social thinkers of the 20th century. He taught sociology at the University of Leeds and was known for his concept of "liquid modernity," which describes the shift from solid, stable social structures to fluid, uncertain conditions. His major works include "Modernity and the Holocaust," "Liquid Modernity," and "Liquid Love." Bauman's analysis of consumer capitalism, social inequality, and the relationship between modernity and genocide has profoundly shaped contemporary sociological thought. more

“Attempts to tame the wayward and domesticate the riotous, to make the unknowable predictable and enchain the free-roaming - all such things sound the death knell to love. Eros won't outlast duality. As far as love is concerned, possession, power, fusion and disenchantment are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.”

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Book:Liquid Love: On the Frailty of Human Bonds

Source: Liquid Love: On the Frailty of Human Bonds

“The task for sociology is to come to the help of the individual. We have to be in service of freedom. It is something we have lost sight of.”

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Author:Zygmunt Bauman

“By learning to yield to the loving authority of his parents, a child learns to submit to other forms of authority which will confront him later in his life — his teachers, school principal, police, neighbors and employers.”

Children School Form Parent Teacher Authority Police Neighbor Yield Submit Principal Employers School Principal

Book:How to Raise Children That Love the Lord

Source: How to Raise Children That Love the Lord

“Some strong-willed children absolutely demand to be spanked, and their wishes should be granted. Two or three stinging strokes on the legs or buttocks with a switch are usually sufficient to emphasize the point, 'You must obey me.'”