We humans are
so used to living in our subjectivity that we hardly notice it or the effect it
has on us. In particular, we are hardly able to detect or observe the
delimiting consequences of the assumptions we hold on an ongoing basis. That is
to say, we have no idea (keine Anung)
of the extent to which we take as unalterable matters that are actually quite
subject to our whims individually or as a society (i.e., shared assumptions). In
this essay, I use the American holiday of Thanksgiving, specifically its set date on the last Thursday of
November, to illustrate the following points.
The full essay is at "On the History of Thanksgiving."
The full essay is at "On the History of Thanksgiving."
