That the human being is a microcosm is an ancient concept. Shakespeare literalizes it in A Comedy of Errors when he writes, “She was spherical like a globe. I could find out countries in her.” But what if instead of comparing the body to a globe, we compared the mind to it? What if we took seriously the idea of the self as a kind of arena where friendly and hostile countries (drives, values, worldviews, desires, goals) were engaged in a complex interdependent scheme?
Is Psychology Geopolitics on a Personal Scale?
Is Psychology Geopolitics on a Personal…
Is Psychology Geopolitics on a Personal Scale?
That the human being is a microcosm is an ancient concept. Shakespeare literalizes it in A Comedy of Errors when he writes, “She was spherical like a globe. I could find out countries in her.” But what if instead of comparing the body to a globe, we compared the mind to it? What if we took seriously the idea of the self as a kind of arena where friendly and hostile countries (drives, values, worldviews, desires, goals) were engaged in a complex interdependent scheme?