tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455277388900637928.post3355172604989741427..comments2009-10-17T12:10:45.377-04:00Comments on OnFiction: Tom Scheff on Lost in translationMaja Djikichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16522265542660035768noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455277388900637928.post-63651081219951550182009-10-17T12:10:45.377-04:002009-10-17T12:10:45.377-04:00Most scholars think that it is the urban/industria...Most scholars think that it is the urban/industrial nature of modern societies that gives rise to mass disconnection. This change began well over two hundred years ago, in England, as it happens.<br /><br />It seems to me that the traditional societies that were replaced also had a problem, too much connection, such that the individual was not allowed sufficient development, in creativity, say. <br /><br />If this is the case, than the problem is to find the right balance between self and other, not only the right amount of connection, but also the right amount of disconnection.thomas scheffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02034088464544432566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5455277388900637928.post-11103645195223625362009-10-02T17:49:01.483-04:002009-10-02T17:49:01.483-04:00I suspect that the problem of connectedness is not...I suspect that the problem of connectedness is not unique to our modern society. "Only connect" was the theme of Forster's novel <i>Howard's End</i> published nearly a century ago.Paul Lambhttp://www.paullamb.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com