Books > Humanities > Philosophy
|
Buy Now
Irving Babbitt, Literature and the Democratic Culture (Paperback)
Loot Price: R829
Discovery Miles 8 290
|
|
Irving Babbitt, Literature and the Democratic Culture (Paperback)
Series: The Library of Conservative Thought
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
This is a sustained inquiry into the thought of the influential
scholar and critic Irving Babbitt (1865-1933), intellectual leader
of the movement known as the New Humanism. Milton Hindus considers
the subjects that most interested Babbitt: ethics, literature,
education, and social and political conservatism in the United
States. In their most general sense, his concerns were man and his
nature as the root of all social order. For Babbitt, efforts to
improve social conditions must begin and end with the individual
human being.In rejecting notions that society is primarily
responsible for moral deficiencies in the individual, or that the
individual is bom good only to be corrupted by society, Babbitt
places responsibility squarely with the individual. As Hindus
shows, Babbitt sees human beings as a mixture of good and evil
impulses, shaped by what he called "the inner check." Virtue is
thus a result of self-discipline, reinforced and confirmed by
habit.Babbitt's thinking, emphasizing as it does proven values and
accepted wisdom, calls upon us to advance ourselves by rediscovery
of the lessons of the past. Hindus demonstrates that Babbitt has
much to offer us as we consider contemporary social and political
issues. In contrast to those who emphasize avant-garde postures and
fashionable ideologies, as well as those conservative followers of
outdated theories and dead-end formulas, Babbitt's reinvigorating
spirit inspires new insights.Although there have been a number of
studies of Irving Babbitt and the New Humanism, Hindus is singular
in his combination of detailed consideration of a number of
Babbitt's books with his own essays on contemporary issues,
approached in what Hindus calls a Babbitian spirit. Like Babbitt's
own writings, this book is addressed to the general reader. It will
be of particular importance to teachers of comparative literature
and those interested in the connections between literature and
social thought and philosophy.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
The Library of Conservative Thought |
Release date: |
December 2020 |
First published: |
1994 |
Editors: |
Milton Hindus
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
135 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-51108-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Philosophy >
General
Books >
Philosophy >
General
|
LSN: |
1-138-51108-0 |
Barcode: |
9781138511088 |
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.