#MetaphorProtectionShield i.e.
#MetaphorWarfareHeroSaviour of
#NarrativeValuesFamily vanquishing threat (presumably of something transgressive), which woke
#IdentityLGBTQIAPrideFlag bogeymen pose.
#MetaphorPhantasmSpectreBogeyman
#PleaTrainUpAChildInTheWayHeShouldGo ?
[bible ]
Supplementary "Oikeiôsis, which can be translated as 'appropriation', is the idea that, in common with other animals, as we grow in awareness, we extend our concept of 'self' to include first our care-givers, and then other beings similar to us. We appropriate them into our sense of self and begin to have concern for them. The Stoics' ethical application of this insight is that we should increase the extent of our Oikeiôsis. The aim is to reduce, as far as is practicable, the gap between the concern that we show for 'self' and the concern that we show for the various categories of 'other'.
Oikeiôsis was represented by Hierocles as a series of concentric circles, often now referred to as the Circles of Concern, with the Mind/Self at the centre, and the series of outer circles containing categories of people at increasing distance from the self. Hierocles' idea is that we should strive to draw each circle closer to the centre, treating members of a given circle like members of the immediate inward circle. For example, one should treat parents like one's own body, and treat uncles and aunts like parents, and so on. By drawing the circles towards the centre, we aim to increase the concern that we show for all of humankind.
The idea is not, however, to treat everybody the same. People are still in the relative circles. This is a key distinction drawn by Hierocles. We should, though, treat the members of each circle better than would otherwise be the case. We ought to treat others as we would wish to be treated in their position, in accordance with the four Stoic virtues (Wisdom, Courage, Temperance, Justice). In this way, we can deal justly with anybody because he/she is in at least the outer circle, a member of the human race."
https://modernstoicism.com/oikeiosis-reimagined-the-circle-of-compassion-by-ray-pilling/
#IRLPhilosopherHierocles
#TheoryPhilosophyStoicismOikeiosisCirclesOfConcern
#TheorySociologySocialRelationshipsGemeinschaft ?
#BehaviourEmpathy
VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOOzfVslQjE&t=21s
#NMUSFOXFNCSeanHannity VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o98Po0lWZxE&t=270s
#TauntLeftHardFar
#2025_
#OrgClassifPPUKConservativePartyRoryStewart "A bizarre take on John 15:12-13 - less Christian and more pagan tribal. We should start worrying when politicians become theologians, assume to speak for Jesus, and tell us in which order to love..."
[tweet ]
#CharacterisationTribalism
#BeliefPaganismism
#BeliefTheismChristianityBibleNTGospelOfJohn
#OrgClassifPPUSRepublicanPartyGOPJDVance
#BeliefTheismChristianity
#PoliticsNationalismAmerican
"The present research suggests they reflect core psychological differences such that liberals express compassion toward less structured and more encompassing entities (i.e., universalism), whereas conservatives express compassion toward more well-defined and less encompassing entities (i.e., parochialism)."
[Government ]
#MetaphorVersusConservativesLiberals
Addendum this appears to be an edited/repurposed version of
#CaricaturistKevinCarden 's 'Father reads to children while holding shield' illustration
https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/father-reads-to-children-while-holding-shield/412695814 Metaphorically, Carden's original talks about the idea of fathers (parents) shielding (protecting) their children from harm. Significantly, the shield protects from a generalised/non-specific threat not the overt
#OtheringHateHomophobia .ic re-inscription shown here. The theme of 'protection/liberation' is clearly something Carden finds interesting - as is evident in other examples of his work
https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/father-holds-up-shield/253391891 and
https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/father-protecting-his-child/278610451 and
https://stock.adobe.com/uk/images/mother-and-son-under-umbrella/490793637 His illustrations tend to offer up exaggerated scenarios rendered in a 'fantasy art' style, which seem to be influenced by traditions of Christian imagery/metaphorization. Perhaps, the combination of visual style, sentiment and ideology made the image more accessible/amenable to those who produced the reedited version - I'm thinking specifically of its somewhat
#CharacterisationSentimentality ?
#PhenomnRoleFamilyFather