Comments on: Reframing Marriage http://www.welmer.org/2008/12/22/reframing-marriage/ Exploring the East, Revisiting the West Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:44:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: edmund emeka njoku http://www.welmer.org/2008/12/22/reframing-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-2012 edmund emeka njoku Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:28:15 +0000 http://www.welmer.org/?p=140#comment-2012 you did very well on the expantiation of marriage as regards its success amidst the monogamous situstion of our contemporary society, but u din not give us the cause of marriage instability you did very well on the expantiation of marriage as regards its success amidst the monogamous situstion of our contemporary society, but u din not give us the cause of marriage instability

]]> By: Lukobe http://www.welmer.org/2008/12/22/reframing-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-587 Lukobe Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:01:45 +0000 http://www.welmer.org/?p=140#comment-587 Individualism is something Westerners love to claim, but it is more honored in the breach than in the observance, as one W. Shakespeare said. Then again, it's certainly more central to Western culture than to many others. Individualism is something Westerners love to claim, but it is more honored in the breach than in the observance, as one W. Shakespeare said. Then again, it’s certainly more central to Western culture than to many others.

]]> By: Bill http://www.welmer.org/2008/12/22/reframing-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-586 Bill Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:35:14 +0000 http://www.welmer.org/?p=140#comment-586 So far it does seem like a practical and potentially popular idea. I came up with it about a month ago while trying to figure out what marriage really accomplishes, and how it can fit into contemporary society. Marriage has obviously evolved over the years to meet changing circumstances, and this concept could be what's needed to keep it viable -- at least from a Western legal standpoint (I think people will always have cultural concepts of marriage). As for individualism not being entirely absolute in society, that's true, of course, but I still think it is the dominant philosophy of governance in the West. Islam is the dominant philosophy in most Arab states, yet it is not perfectly followed there, I am sure. So far it does seem like a practical and potentially popular idea. I came up with it about a month ago while trying to figure out what marriage really accomplishes, and how it can fit into contemporary society. Marriage has obviously evolved over the years to meet changing circumstances, and this concept could be what’s needed to keep it viable — at least from a Western legal standpoint (I think people will always have cultural concepts of marriage).

As for individualism not being entirely absolute in society, that’s true, of course, but I still think it is the dominant philosophy of governance in the West. Islam is the dominant philosophy in most Arab states, yet it is not perfectly followed there, I am sure.

]]> By: Lukobe http://www.welmer.org/2008/12/22/reframing-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-585 Lukobe Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:16:32 +0000 http://www.welmer.org/?p=140#comment-585 Very interesting idea about framing parenting as a child's civil right. I'd like to see you explore that more. "It has only been a few decades since absolute individualism became the governing philosophy of the West," though? You wouldn't know it to look at Europe. And individualism wasn't much on display during our recent political season... Very interesting idea about framing parenting as a child’s civil right. I’d like to see you explore that more.

“It has only been a few decades since absolute individualism became the governing philosophy of the West,” though? You wouldn’t know it to look at Europe. And individualism wasn’t much on display during our recent political season…

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