ABSTRACT
Chapter 7 deal with the Other with respect to individuals as well as nations. The basic question is how the collective chooses to define itself, either according to the principle of ius soli, which means that the collective is defined by the geographical area which is under a certain constitution/legislation and cultural, ethnical, racial or other differentiating dimensions is not important, or the principle of ius sanguinis, which means that the collective is the bearer of some mystic spirit, often summarized as Blood and Soil. We discuss historical experiences where we also show that the ius soli principle might lead to extreme variants of social engineering where humans lose their value as a goal per se and become means in the development of an optimal efficiency of the actions of the collective. We also discuss how these both approaches affect the “society of nations” with respect to cooperation and aggressiveness.
