A Primer on Another Infrasovereign Religion

By Razie Mah

Why a series of primers?
These primers provide in depth coverage of the nested form constructs in the book: How to Define the Word “Religion”.
Primers 1 and 2 developed the category-based nested forms discussed in “the meaning underlying the word ‘religion’”.
The next several primers address “the presence underlying the word ‘religion’”. This presence can be appreciated through a fully differentiated model of “humans in our current Lebenswelt”. Humans exist in society. Humans organize. Human live as individuals in community. Each of these modes of existence relate to one another as a nested form:
Society( Organization( potential of Individual in Community))
Primer 3 diagrams the individual in community. Primers 4 and 5 present the organization tier. Primer 6 introduces the institution level of the society tier, starting with an example, the family. Primer 7 reviews How Institutions Think (1986) by British anthropologist Mary Douglas. Primer 8 presents the idea of an infrasovereign religion, using a contemporary political movement as an example. Primer 9 discusses the classical political philosophy of Leo Strauss. Primer 10 reveals the entire society tier interscope along with concepts by Rene Girard.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Razie Mah
• Release date: Jun 14, 2015
• ISBN: 9781942824138

Razie Mah

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A Primer on Another Infra-sovereign Religion

Razie Mah

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7815 U0’

2015 AD

Notes on Text

The tenth primer concerns the third tier in a category-based nested diagram of the presence underlying the word, religion. It dwells on the ideas of classical philosopher, Leo Strauss, as well as postmodern literary theorist, Rene Girard.

Single quotes and italics are used to group words together.

To convert from Ubaid Zero Prime (U0') to Anno Domini (AD), subtract 5800.

Table of Contents

Intimations of the Perspective Level

Fast Forward to Modernism

Seeing the Catastrophe

The Exoteric Lesson

The Philosopher’s Conundrum

An Esoteric Assumption

Coming Full Circle

Intimations of the Perspective Level

0001 The previous primer on classical political philosophy barely brings the concept of a supra-sovereign religion into view. A supra-sovereign religion puts all creation into perspective. For classical political philosophy, the virtues are the objects that put it all into perspective. The virtues guide the philosopher to the good life and the good society. Each virtue complements the others, forming a constellation, a pattern as fixed as the stars in the eternal heavens.

0002 Here is a diagram of the virtual nested form, in the realm of actuality, for the interscope of the society tier.

0003 The previous primer also brings to the fore a technique of the classical political philosopher. I cannot promise that it is the only technique, but, it goes like this.

0004 First, the philosopher questions the opinions of others. This draws the conversation to the root where opinion begins to reveal the emptiness or the fullness of a social construction.

How so?

The philosopher talks