The Themes and Strategy of “Notes from the Social Clinic”

by | Sep 15, 2020 | General

The world is obviously seriously ill. Huge numbers of people are suffering from material poverty, impoverished souls, or both. Economic instability and economic warfare threaten to cause global economic collapse and a World War III, potentially with nuclear holocaust....

Create Vast Fields of Public Activity

by | Sep 16, 2020 | General

CREATE VAST FIELDS OF PUBLIC ACTIVITY–Victor Hugo Excerpts from Les Miserables Victor Hugo was one of the greatest Social Clinicians who ever lived. He provided accurate diagnosis; he sought root cause; and he offered brilliant remedy—e.g. “create vast...

Social Beauty

by | Sep 16, 2020 | General

In the Social Clinic, the heart and lungs of Society are auscultated (listened to); Society’s underbelly is palpated; a detailed history is obtained, paying particular attention to patterns; further examination is conducted; diagnosis and treatment are proposed; and...

On Human Nature

by | Sep 16, 2020 | General

Human Nature A usual argument put forth to justify the Private Corporate Economic Model (Capitalism) is that, “because of human nature,” the profit motive and other material incentives are necessary to adequately motivate people to perform well. The argument goes that...