Anti-Intellectualism in American LifeKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 4 janv. 2012 - 464 pages Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction Anti-Intellectualism in American Life is a book which throws light on many features of the American character. Its concern is not merely to portray the scorners of intellect in American life, but to say something about what the intellectual is, and can be, as a force in a democratic society. "As Mr. Hofstadter unfolds the fascinating story, it is no crude battle of eggheads and fatheads. It is a rich, complex, shifting picture of the life of the mind in a society dominated by the ideal of practical success." —Robert Peel in the Christian Science Monitor |
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... Evangelical Spirit 55 4 Evangelicalism and the Revivalists 81 5 The Revolt against Modernity 117 PART III: THE POLITICS OF DEMOCRACY 6 The Decline of the Gentleman 145 7 The Fate of the Reformer 172 8 The Rise of the Expert 197 PART IV ...
... Evangelical Spirit 55 4 Evangelicalism and the Revivalists 81 5 The Revolt against Modernity 117 PART III: THE POLITICS OF DEMOCRACY 6 The Decline of the Gentleman 145 7 The Fate of the Reformer 172 8 The Rise of the Expert 197 PART IV ...
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... evangelical tradition, it seems important to cite at least one survival of this tradition. These brief quotations are taken from the most successful evangelist of our time, Billy Graham, voted by the American public in a Gallup Poll of ...
... evangelical tradition, it seems important to cite at least one survival of this tradition. These brief quotations are taken from the most successful evangelist of our time, Billy Graham, voted by the American public in a Gallup Poll of ...
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... evangelical ministers, many of them highly intelligent and some even learned; fundamentalists, articulate about their theology; politicians, including some of the shrewdest; businessmen or other spokesmen of the practical demands of ...
... evangelical ministers, many of them highly intelligent and some even learned; fundamentalists, articulate about their theology; politicians, including some of the shrewdest; businessmen or other spokesmen of the practical demands of ...
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... evangelical religion that also purveyed many humane and democratic sentiments. It made its. *As a case in point, I have found it desirable to discuss the anti-intellectual implications and the anti-intellectual consequences of some ...
... evangelical religion that also purveyed many humane and democratic sentiments. It made its. *As a case in point, I have found it desirable to discuss the anti-intellectual implications and the anti-intellectual consequences of some ...
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... evangelical spirit, for here the balance of power between evangelicalism and formal religion was long ago overwhelmingly tipped in the direction of the former. To see how much this was true one need only compare the historical ...
... evangelical spirit, for here the balance of power between evangelicalism and formal religion was long ago overwhelmingly tipped in the direction of the former. To see how much this was true one need only compare the historical ...
Table des matières
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The Evangelical Spirit | 55 |
Evangelicalism and the Revivalists | 81 |
The Revolt against Modernity | 117 |
The Decline of the Gentleman | 145 |
The Fate of the Reformer | 172 |
The Rise of the Expert | 197 |
SelfHelp and Spiritual Technology | 253 |
Variations on a Theme | 272 |
The School and the Teacher | 299 |
The Road to Life Adjustment | 323 |
The Child and the World | 359 |
CONCLUSION | 372 |
Alienation and Conformity | 393 |
Business and Intellect | 233 |
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