Toward an Organismic Society

Abstract

We have at the present abundant evidence and symptoms to indicate that the society in general, both East and West, is troubled by the increasingly high incidence of anomie, especially in advanced nations. Needless to say, these symptoms apply equally to the society at large and to its individual members. It seems so easy to understand the symptoms by simply separating the society from its members or vice versa, the members from the society. Most of the time, however, individual members have been singled out or focused on to derive certain insights on the presence of anomie. The separation is unwarranted because the bond between the society and its members is inviolable; despite this fact, however, we still go on to systematically separate them in order to have access to empirical analysis and understanding.