BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Palaner//palaner Single Event//EN METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:meetup-0ee57e40db@palaner.app DTSTAMP:20260802T155431Z DTSTART:20260805T103000Z DTEND:20260805T120000Z SUMMARY:National Pride versus Oikophobia and Western Self-Contempt LOCATION:Bassendean Hotel DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 41% · why: easy to get to · lots of people going\n\nIn order to discuss the issue of Nationa l Pride and Oikophobia (the contempt of one’s own home\, culture or nation ) we need to understand the meaning of “culture”.\nSo here its definition: \nCulture: “Culture refers to the shared beliefs\, values\, customs\, beha viours\, and artefacts that characterize a group or society. Passed from g eneration to generation\, it acts as a collective "way of life\," shaping how people interact\, communicate\, and perceive the world around them.” C ambridge Dictionary\n\nFor our topic today we will speak about the so-call ed Western Culture\, which refers to the social norms\, belief systems\, p olitical structures\, and values rooted in European history.\n\nHistory of Western Culture\nHistorically speaking our Western Culture is based on an d influenced by three factors:\n· Greco-Roman Antiquity: Ancient Greece an d Rome laid the groundwork for Western philosophy\, architecture\, art\, a nd democratic governance.\n· Judeo-Christian Heritage: The moral and ethic al frameworks of Western society were historically shaped by Christian and Jewish traditions.\n· The Enlightenment: This 17th and 18th-century intel lectual movement shifted the Western worldview toward reason\, science\, a nd the secularization of the state.\n\nNational Pride\, Patriotism and Oik ophobia\nFor our topic today\, we have to look into the meaning of Nationa l Pride because it is of course linked to your relationship with our own c ulture. We will also need to look into the concept of Oikophobia\, the sel f-contempt of one’s own culture\, which has given rise to the so-called “C ancel Culture”\, a movement part of the so-called woke ideology.\n\nPatrio tism\nPatriotism prioritizes loyalty\, devotion\, and allegiance to one's nation or nation-state. It asserts that the nation should be the primary f ocus of an individual's identity and that a specific group of people shari ng a common culture\, history\, or language has the right to govern itself . It implies the existence of nations\, bind by a shared language\, cultur e and history. Most importantly\, nations have the right for self-determin ation\, with their own culture\, law and interests.\n\nNational Pride\nNat ional pride relates to the love or value of one’s own culture and its achi evements and values. By definition National Pride is not the same as Natio nalism. It stands for the knowledge and positive validation of cultural\, technological\, environmental\, economic and social achievements\, which h ave developed over time and have impacted our lives. It values the endeavo urs\, skills and outcomes of those before us as the prerequisite for the s tandard of living we now have.\n\nOikophobia and the raise of “Cancel Cult ure”\nOikophobia is a fear or dislike of one's own home\, domestic surroun dings\, or household environment. In a cultural and political context\, it refers to the tendency to reject or denigrate one's own native culture\, customs\, and institutions while praising foreign ones—essentially acting as the opposite of xenophobia. The word derives from the ancient Greek wor ds oikos (meaning "house\," "household\," or "family") and phobos (meaning "fear").\nThe British philosopher Roger Scruton popularized the term to d escribe a notable cultural condition. In this context\, it represents a "d enial of inheritance and home". It is used to critique individuals or ideo logies that continually criticize their own native society\, customs\, and government\, often siding with foreign cultures.\n\nIn his 2022 book: “We stern Self-Contempt: Oikophobia in the Decline of Civilizations”\, the Phi losopher and Scholar Benedict Beckeld reflects on the issue of Oikophobia throughout Western history since antiquity. He examines major political ev ents and the literature of ancient Greece\, Rome\, France\, Britain\, and the United States\, to study evidence of cultural self-hatred and its cycl ical recurrence. The book explores Oikophobia\, as “the felt need to denig rate the customs\, culture and institutions that are identifiably ‘ours’\, ” in its political and philosophical applications. Beckeld shows us that O ikophobia is not a new occurrence. Other cultures throughout history were affected by it. The author shows us a clear link between the rising succes s of a culture and its subsequent demise and collapse. Oikophobia appeared in the cultures of Ancient Greek\, the Roman Empire and other successful and progressive civilisation as a form of cultural decadence just before t hey broke down.\n\nBeckeld’s book analyses the theories behind Oikophobia along with their historical sources\, revealing why Oikophobia is best des cribed as a cultural malaise that befalls civilizations during their decli ning days. It gives a framework for why today's society is so fragmented a nd self-critical.\n\nIn our times\, excessive political correctness that a ttacks tradition and history is an expression of Oikophobia. We may want t o discuss this issue in more detail and elaborate on its cause and consequ ences. URL:https://www.meetup.com/philosophy-reason/events/315829734/ CATEGORIES:palaner,saved STATUS:TENTATIVE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR