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Visions of Order: The Cultural Crisis of Our Times
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 909.82
EAN: 9781882926077
ISBN: 1882926072
Label: Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Manufacturer: Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 153
Publication Date: 1995-04
Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Studio: Intercollegiate Studies Institute
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Rating:  - Perhaps The Only Sane Way Forward
There is a prophetic element in Weaver's writings which prove uncannily accurate. As the sub-title explicitly states - this book is about THE cultural crisis of our time and yet it was written 50 years ago. What Weaver does very well is distill the multitudes and complexities of impressions about "what's wrong out there" into a cohesive, thoughtful, but by no means simplistic analysis. In essence he states that man has lost sight of culture as a field of endeavor, a forum for the pursuit of personal ... Read More
Rating:  - Still about ideas
The previous reviewer writes that Weaver overlooks the fact that there are other factors besides ideas that influence culture. However, when the reviewer goes on the list these other things, it appears that they are just aspects or even synonyms of what "ideas" mean. His review, therefore, overlooks the fact that ideas have various aspects, but they are still ideas, and thus although his review betrays a lack of understanding in this area, it does not challenge Weaver's book at all.
Rating: - Weaver's clearest argumentation on conservatism
This book marks the third in Weaver's series, following Ideas Have Consequences and The Ethics of Rhetoric. Some of his arguments here are similar, but he communicates them much more clearly in this volume. Visions of Order also contains some of his best writing. His essays The Cultural Role of Rhetoric and Gnostics of Education both eloquently expound an orginal insight that complements his work very well. Weaver writes about the problem of modern liberalism. He sites areas where liberal thought ... Read More
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