Thesis:
Culture is the result of society trying to adapt to circumstances.
Culture consists of adaptive mechanisms evolved through time.
Thus cultures are what they had to be.
Therefore culture has its legit reasons and therefore should be respected.
Counter thesis:
Culture is man made, the result of human will.
In so far as human will is involved, it warrants critique.
Such that culture shoud not be excuses but object for critical accountability,
retrospectively, and in present tense.
Questions:
- How is culture dictated by, and limited by, socio-economic conditions?
- Of countries A & B with identical socio-economic conditions, could you have different cultures?
- Is it possible to reverse the relation such that culture dictates socio-economic conditions rather than the inverse?
- Any examples of cultural traits that you know of to consider?
- What other possible externality factors besides socio-economic?
- On the global scale, to what extent are cultures converging and/or diverging?
- Is nationalism about culture? If not, then what drives?
- Could this be a debate about free will? Y/N?
Free discussion session.
No prior reading requirements, no video links, just plain common sense, your ordinary observations and whatever comes to mind.
Venue: outdoors tree shades area with tables & chairs at north east corner of Sejong Center 세종문화회관 (see photo album),
which is near the “Main Street” section in the Gwanghwamun diagram below:
https://english.seoul.go.kr/citizens-favorite-seoul-outdoor-library-returns-to-seoul-gwanghwamun-square-expanding-to-cheonggyecheon-stream/
Pls bring your own refreshments🧃🥤
Backup venue in case of weather or crowd:
Cafe Artisee @ Sejong Center 1fl.
https://m.blog.naver.com/lovips/223410050429
(shall announce on message board or DM in case we switch to this backup venue)
