Joseph Cambell

[one1]

Originally Posted by Ike Bana

Well...everybody's got a right to their druthers, eh? My druthers shift quickly when I find out the guy lecturing me on what oughta be valued and how life oughta be lived, turns out to be a racist and bigot who believes progressives are the ones dragging the culture down. Sometimes the message just doesn't trump the messenger. But that's just me, I guess.

I didn't need Joseph Campbell to be perfect...just a little less hypocritical.

Ike, We are all hypocritical,But you are right it is freedom of choice.his teachings are not really what I would call required reading. But I would dare to say most men from his time period were most likely bigots of some type.it is all in our attitude of the nature of reality and our perception and actions.this world holds amazing discoveries every day.

[one1]

well any way I am going to dive in and find the meaning of life,like it really matters anyway.life is just a moment.

[merrylander]

Thanks a lot but I still need to finish Paul Tillich and C.S. Lewis.

[Pio1980]

Apparently like Scientology, Ayn Rand, and the John Birch Society, another intellectual pitfall I managed to bypass.

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[merrylander]

As a matter of fact Campbell was preceded by Sir James George Frazier and his work "The Golden Bough" and there should be a copy of it around here somewhere.

[one1]

all I can say is it is good we all have high standards and live exemplary lives.

And I think the consensus is in on Joseph Campbell the Bigot Racist he is.one thing I will say it was never my intention to take his side,because I dont agree with his beliefs.but only on a academic level that is all I have to say on the matter.I merely wanted to point out the scholarly attributes and not his personal beliefs.funny how we can manipulate and steer a topic.

[Ike Bana]

Y'know...to be fair to the memory of Joseph Campbell there is nothing in any video, audio or any other record of him saying any of this stuff. It's all reports from former colleagues who, for some reason, decided to hold on to it until after he was gone. So there could be thoughtful reasons for this, or vindictive ones, I suppose. Most of those making the reports however, were longtime colleagues and fairly distinguished in their own right, so...that's all I have to say about that, I guess.