tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post2510848713257409255..comments2023-11-03T07:07:55.456-05:00Comments on CoPhilosophy: Happiness and PropertyPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-58747395550644129132016-06-29T07:35:53.590-05:002016-06-29T07:35:53.590-05:00I can remember reading about Lewis and Clark's...I can remember reading about Lewis and Clark's expedition and their meeting the Mandan Native Americans. I was surprised by the number of people in their villages. It made me wonder how they functioned as a society, how they kept order, took care of each other, whether they went for walks and contemplated the meaning of life? Did they think about what the future held and whether life would be better and easier for their children? How were women treated? Their private property was their tents and belongings, but the land was free except who decided which space could be occupied by whom? <br />Here's a link about the Mandans. https://www.nps.gov/knri/learn/historyculture/mandan.htmDon Ensshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170334399142085128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-64468570672542975242016-06-29T07:33:12.608-05:002016-06-29T07:33:12.608-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Don Ensshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170334399142085128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-16908293123104315622016-06-29T07:08:48.049-05:002016-06-29T07:08:48.049-05:00Is there something about the experience of ownersh...Is there something about the experience of ownership that drives us to lust constantly for MORE, I wonder, or is that a social construct that we've learned and could un-learn? A world without private property may be unthinkable now, but a more equitable balance between private and public goods seems entirely within reach. The push for green space and walkable cities is an example. But you're right, $ still makes the world go 'round - especially in the imaginations of Americans without it, how else account for Drumpf's appeal?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.com