Invitation to Contribution

Dear academic fellow,I will to invite you all formally for contributions in my upcoming work #Fear of Friendship.I intend to explore how fear have corrode human ontological being as a "homo ens socialis" I.e Man as a social being, which is as a result of corroding mutual trust. However, in doing this thematic historical overview of great men/women betrayed by their friends, linking it to how it affects the PERSON as a microcosm and MAN as a macrocosm I.e humanity at large.Having done that, suggestions on how to conquer such a fear would be offered.Send in your contributions to osinakachikaluakuma@gmail.com as I look forward to cite you in my book.ThanksOsinakachi Akuma KaluAuthor of Conquering the Beast Fear: A philosophical cum psychological approach.

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  • Kalu,

    This sounds like a useful project and ought to be interesting to research. I look forward to reading some of the examples you find and how you interpret them. Both Barbara and I have long been interested, as are sociological-philosophical postmodern academics like Zygmunt Bauman, Anthony Giddens (to name a few), in the erosion of social trust and diminishing quality of sociality. Fear as part of the culture of fear (and/or risk society) have had great impact on this deterioration of social trust. It is becoming harder to carry on a true and strong (deep) democracy because of this erosion, and many elites are convinced that democracy is out-dated and/or not useful to their oligarchies of various kinds (e.g., corporatism). That said, I would suggest you examine not only "friendship" but "allyship" as I distinguish these two forms of relationships which overlap, yet, with friendship being more loosely conceived and not by necessity as rigorous in commitment as allyship. The latter, is when each comes together, advances and develops friendship, and goes beyond to a liberation context or perspective for the relationship. Barbara and I have a 26 year friendship and allyship. The latter takes more work and structuring and practices to ensure that fear does not over-take intimacy, trust and love and the very path of liberation (i.e., path of fearlessness).

    Of course, I have many stories of painful and damaging betrayals (e.g., the very first 9 mo. of the co-founding of In Search of Fearlessness Project). I think betrayal as interlinked with fear, is always a powerful emotional aspect of human relationality and sociality. As well, to add, there is a deep psychoanalytic literature, including the mother-child bonding psychology (e.g., matrixial theory, and object-relations theory) which can help inform the basic pattern of betrayal when it comes to the most universal and primary affective bonding of child with parent(s)--of which, the mother is core and foundational, including the pre-birth (approx.) 9 mo. of connection-- that is prior to any friendship experience for the child, and yet, no doubt influences friendship--and, further the evolution of allyship. Just some thoughts for your book and project.

    • This is very interesting. I look forward for your comprehensive thematic contribution.
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