{"id":586,"date":"2016-11-11T00:20:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T22:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woydt.be\/blog\/?p=586"},"modified":"2024-08-16T23:08:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T22:08:30","slug":"anti-institutionalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woydt.be\/blog\/?p=586","title":{"rendered":"Anti-institutionalism"},"content":{"rendered":"

“The traditional institutions<\/a> of the Western<\/a> world – the state<\/a>, the church, marriage and the family, the university, the [trade] union<\/a>, the political party<\/a>, the voluntary association<\/a>, etc. – are being castigated as … structures that inhibit individual liberty<\/a>, creativity, and authenticity. It is a kind of non-rational<\/a> mood that has a deep, often unconscious, influence on many individuals<\/a> in the affluent Western world. …<\/p>\n

The philosophies and theories<\/a> of Western subjectivism have some sort of anti-rationalism in common. … But there is a strong paradox at work here. … Indeed, it is a strange sight to observe businessmen, who in their daily activities are rationally<\/a> inhibited and mentally constrained, throw themselves at the mercy if an organizational guru, who relentlessly strips them of their individual and personal dignity. … The whole wellness<\/a> business is a rational business firmly based on rational techniques of psychological manipulation, and on equally rational economic considerations of making profits …<\/p>\n

This anti-institutionalist subjectivism … is a dangerous mood … human beings are dependent on well-functioning institutions for their survival as a species. … An anti-institutional mood floating about in subjectivism must affect man<\/a>‘s capacity to act<\/a> and interact, and eventually reduce man to resignation and passive<\/a>, aesthetic quietism. … Anti-institutionalism and subjectivism … can only be indulged in by well-off<\/a> people, who are blind to the inherent dangers … [It’s] a decadent phenomenon. … ”<\/p>\n

aus: Anton G. Zijderveld: The Institutional Imperative. The Interface of Institutions and Networks. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press 2000, S.13-15.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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