“The central industry of modern civilisation, tending, because of its control over materials, to spread into and ultimately incorporate older industries such as mining, smelting, oil- refining, textiles, rubber, building, and even agriculture in respect to fertilizers and food processing.” ModernBuildingMaterialsIndustrySpreadOilAgricultureCivilisationRubberProcessingMiningRefiningFertilizerTextiles Book:Science in history Source: Science in history
“As Colin Wilson has written, "modern civilisation, with its mechanised rigidity is producing more outsiders than ever before-people who are too intelligent to do some repetitive job, but not intelligent enough to make their own terms with society." Those "intelligent enough" to make their own terms with society are what we will later refer to as artists of life. The outsider views himself as a product of a culture he rejects-the artist views himself as a culture-builder.” PeopleEnoughJobsArtistCultureTermViewsWrittenModernProductsIntelligentRejectsOutsidersCivilisationBuilderWilsonRigidityRepetitive Book:Zen and the Art of Making a Living: A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design Source: Zen and the Art of Making a Living: A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design
“Anthropologists have often described what happens to a primitive society when its spiritual values are exposed to the impact of modern civilisation. Its people lose the meaning of their lives, their social organisation disintegrates, and they themselves morally decay. We are now in the same condition. But we have never really understood what we have lost, for our spiritual leaders unfortunately were more interested in protecting their institutions than in understanding the mystery that symbols present.” PeopleHappensSpiritualValuesLostSocialUnderstandingLosesLeaderMysteryModernConditionsUnderstoodInstitutionsImpactSymbolsExposedDecayPrimitiveCivilisationOrganisationAnthropologistsSpiritual LeaderSpiritual Values Author:Carl Jung