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The confidence in progress that bureaucrats proclaim in directing historical change was undermined by the absence of a directional law in the realm of…
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The concept of progress was a crucial feature in the ideology of the war state to justify its centralization of power at the expense of intermediate…
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The relationship between American intellectuals and political leaders was not confined to the Democratic Party. The most recent example of this alliance…
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Alienation and America With the decline of intermediate institutions and the rise of alienation, the modern individual searched for community in the…
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In the preface to The Quest for Community, Robert Nisbet explained the theme of his work: “I have chosen to deal with the political cause of the…
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This was originally published in VoegelinView on August 19, 2015. Allergic to Crazy: Quick Thoughts on Politics, Education, and Culture, Rightly…
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American Academic Cultures: A History of Higher Education. Paul H. Mattingly. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017. With higher education in…
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Ivan Illich (1926-2002) was a one-time Catholic priest, Austrian philosopher, and anarchist social critic of various forms of professional authority…
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The Pursuit of Wisdom and Happiness in Education: Historical Sources and Contemplative Practices. Sean Steel. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2014. Aimed at…
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Teacher Education and the Pursuit of Wisdom: A Practical Guide for Education Philosophy Courses. Sean Steel. New York: Peter Lang, 2018. Teacher…
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In the past several essays, I have reviewed some of the twentieth and twentieth-first century great thinkers as teachers: Eric Voegelin, Ellis Sandoz…
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In the past couple of essays, I have looked at Leo Strauss and Harvey Mansfield as teachers in a climate of positivism, relativism, and academic…
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