Re: Schizophrenia and Social Choice: Unmastered Formalities?

From: Greg Alexander (galexand_at_ozemail.com.au)
Date: 12/07/04 

Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 15:34:39 +1100

"ernobe" <ernobe@yahoo.com> wrote:
> What anti-social behaviour is not instrumentally non-conducive to an
> individuals advancement in life? If society is thought of as providing
> its individuals a means of advancement by regulating rights and duties,
> the concept of "social advancement" falls by the wayside. Individuals
> advance by perfecting their innate qualities rather than by being socially
> recognized. Undoubtedly, certain individuals have been decidedly
> instrumental in the progress of society, but these have been those who have
> served as examples to their fellows, rather than those who could articulate
> one societies' concerns to another.

Hi ernobe,
Could you tell me what "socially recognised" means?
Does that include my friends valuing my company (or even having friends), or
helping a colleague at work (or working with people at all), etc?

Thanks,
Greg