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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... RELIGION OF THE HEART 3 The 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 ...
... RELIGION OF THE HEART 3 The 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 ...
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... religion and morality, are more reliable guides to life than an education which aims to produce minds responsive to new trends in thought and art. Even at the level of elementary education, a schooling that puts too much stress on the ...
... religion and morality, are more reliable guides to life than an education which aims to produce minds responsive to new trends in thought and art. Even at the level of elementary education, a schooling that puts too much stress on the ...
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... 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 educational ...
... 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 educational ...
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... religion, nativist in prejudice, isolationist in foreign policy, and conservative in economics, has constantly rumbled with an underground revolt against all these tormenting manifestations of our modern predicament. One cannot, even if ...
... religion, nativist in prejudice, isolationist in foreign policy, and conservative in economics, has constantly rumbled with an underground revolt against all these tormenting manifestations of our modern predicament. One cannot, even if ...
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... religion, literature, and art, relativity in morals, racial equality as a principle of ethics and public law, and the endless sexual titillation of our mass communications. In rapid succession it was forced to confront Darwinism (vide ...
... religion, literature, and art, relativity in morals, racial equality as a principle of ethics and public law, and the endless sexual titillation of our mass communications. In rapid succession it was forced to confront Darwinism (vide ...
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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