Anti-Intellectualism in American LifeWinner 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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... disrespect for mind, but it is hard to recall a time when large numbers of people outside the intellectual community shared their concern, or when self-criticism on this count took on the character of a nation-wide movement.
... disrespect for mind, but it is hard to recall a time when large numbers of people outside the intellectual community shared their concern, or when self-criticism on this count took on the character of a nation-wide movement.
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... Once this procedure is adopted, it will be clear that antiintellectualism cannot be made the subject of a formal history in quite the same way as the life of a man or the development of an institution or a social movement.
... Once this procedure is adopted, it will be clear that antiintellectualism cannot be made the subject of a formal history in quite the same way as the life of a man or the development of an institution or a social movement.
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It is of course true that anti-intellectualist movements often invoke the ideas of such anti-rationalist thinkers (Emerson. ' These considerations serve as a forcible reminder that there is in America, as elsewhere, ...
It is of course true that anti-intellectualist movements often invoke the ideas of such anti-rationalist thinkers (Emerson. ' These considerations serve as a forcible reminder that there is in America, as elsewhere, ...
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movements often invoke the ideas of such anti-rationalist thinkers (Emerson alone has provided them with a great many texts); but only when they do, and only marginally, is highbrow anti-rationalism a part of my story.
movements often invoke the ideas of such anti-rationalist thinkers (Emerson alone has provided them with a great many texts); but only when they do, and only marginally, is highbrow anti-rationalism a part of my story.
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... long a vigilant crusader against Communism in the schools and against cubism, expressionism, surrealism, dadaism, futurism, and other movements in art: I own beloved country contains all the isms of depravity, decadence,.
... long a vigilant crusader against Communism in the schools and against cubism, expressionism, surrealism, dadaism, futurism, and other movements in art: I own beloved country contains all the isms of depravity, decadence,.
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Avis d'utilisateur - encephalical - LibraryThingThe most interesting parts were in the historical observations. The fifth part on anti-intellectualism in education, particularly concerning the state of secondary education seemed irrelevant; at ... Consulter l'avis complet
Table des matières
| 3 | |
| 24 | |
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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Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | Anti-Intellectualism in American Life |
| Auteur | Richard Hofstadter |
| Édition | illustrée |
| Éditeur | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2012 |
| ISBN | 0307809676, 9780307809674 |
| Longueur | 464 pages |
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