Four Cultures of the WestHarvard University Press, 2009 M06 30 - 272 pages The workings of Western intelligence in our day--whether in politics or the arts, in the humanities or the church--are as troubling as they are mysterious, leading to the questions: Where are we going? What in the world were we thinking? By exploring the history of four "cultures" so deeply embedded in Western history that we rarely see their instrumental role in politics, religion, education, and the arts, this timely book provides a broad framework for addressing these questions in a fresh way. |
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... . For Luther reason (Aristotle) was a whore that repelled him—he staked his claim on Scripture alone. For Kierkegaard there was no escaping the Either/Or. This is the culture that must speak out. It is 6 introduction.
... . For Luther reason (Aristotle) was a whore that repelled him—he staked his claim on Scripture alone. For Kierkegaard there was no escaping the Either/Or. This is the culture that must speak out. It is 6 introduction.
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John OMALLEY. This is the culture that must speak out. It is the culture of alien- ation, of protest, of standing apart because one can do no other. Here gather the Puritans and the Jansenists and all those given to crusades ...
John OMALLEY. This is the culture that must speak out. It is the culture of alien- ation, of protest, of standing apart because one can do no other. Here gather the Puritans and the Jansenists and all those given to crusades ...
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... speak of this culture without speaking about the university or analogous institutions. It finds its most appropriate home in the classroom, the laboratory, the library, the think tank, the research institute, the closed meetings of ...
... speak of this culture without speaking about the university or analogous institutions. It finds its most appropriate home in the classroom, the laboratory, the library, the think tank, the research institute, the closed meetings of ...
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... speaking. The orator, virtually synony- mous with the statesman or politician, is concerned with contin- gencies. Is war required of us now, under these circumstances? He argues, therefore, from probabilities to attain a solution not ...
... speaking. The orator, virtually synony- mous with the statesman or politician, is concerned with contin- gencies. Is war required of us now, under these circumstances? He argues, therefore, from probabilities to attain a solution not ...
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... speaking Greek and Latin, the languages of the cultural elite, the cohesion of the empire rested upon the power of images, especially imperial portraits, to communicate authority and responsibility. It was through material culture that ...
... speaking Greek and Latin, the languages of the cultural elite, the cohesion of the empire rested upon the power of images, especially imperial portraits, to communicate authority and responsibility. It was through material culture that ...
Contents
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culture one Prophecy and Reform | 37 |
culture two The Academy and the Professions | 77 |
culture three Poetry Rhetoric and the Common Good | 127 |
culture four Art and Performance | 179 |
epilogue The Book of Our Experience | 235 |
Notes | 241 |
Further Reading | 249 |
Acknowledgments | 255 |
Index | 257 |
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