![]() ![]() Because of this dislocation, people sought to find personal meanings in impersonal situations, in objects, and in the objective conditions of society itself. The belief in closeness between persons as a moral good is in fact the product of a profound dislocation which capitalism and secular belief produced in the last century. ![]() The history of the rise and fall of public culture at the very least calls this humanitarian spirit into question. This ideology of intimacy defines the humanitarian spirit of a society without gods: warmth is our god. ![]() This ideology transmutes political categories into psychological categories. The sum of these three is an ideology of intimacy: social relationships of all kinds are real, believable, and authentic the closer they approach the inner psychological concerns of each person. The reigning myth today is that the evils of society can all be understood as evils of impersonality, alienation, and coldness. The reigning aspiration today is to develop individual personality through experiences of closeness and warmth with others. “The reigning belief today is that closeness between persons is a moral good. ![]()
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