{"id":6429,"date":"2023-06-15T15:30:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T15:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/?p=6429"},"modified":"2023-02-20T15:31:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T15:31:46","slug":"looking-at-ian-hodders-book-2018-where-are-we-heading-part-12-of-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/?p=6429","title":{"rendered":"Looking at Ian Hodder&#8217;s Book (2018) &#8220;Where Are We Heading?&#8221; (Part 12 of 15)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>0086 In&nbsp;<em>our current Lebenswelt,<\/em>&nbsp;explicit abstraction allows humans to be objectified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Objects can be treated as things in Hodder&#8217;s H-T, T-H and T-T dependencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H-H dependencies include H-O, O-H and O-O dependencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0087 Plus, H-H dependency carries moral implications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dependencies on things is intuitively natural for humans.&nbsp;&nbsp;We adapted into a niche filled with these dependencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dependencies on objects requires explicit abstraction.&nbsp;&nbsp;Once implemented, these dependencies start to feel intuitively natural.&nbsp;&nbsp;Once established, they feel intuitively natural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, they are not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0088 Perhaps, I am starting to appreciate the implications of Hodder&#8217;s title: Where are we heading?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine what happens when I replace the term, &#8220;things&#8221;, with &#8220;objects&#8221; (that includes humans).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0089 Here is a diagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Slide23-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Slide23-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Slide23-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.raziemah.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Slide23-1-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Figure 23<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>0086 In&nbsp;our current Lebenswelt,&nbsp;explicit abstraction allows humans to be objectified. 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