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Originally published in 1948, at the height of post-World War II optimism and confidence in collective security, this title uses "words hard as cannonballs" to present an unsparing diagnosis of the ills of the modern age. It argues that the decline of Western civilization resulted from the rising acceptance of relativism over absolute reality.

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"This deeply prophetic book not only launched the renaissance of philosophical conservatism in this country, but in the process gave us an armory of insights into the diseases besetting the national community that is as timely today as when it first appeared. Ideas Have Consequences is one of the few authentic classics in the American political tradition."-Robert Nisbet "A profound diagnosis of the sickness of our culture." -Reinhold Niebuhr "Brilliantly written, daring, and radical.... It will shock, and philosophical shock is the beginning of wisdom." -Paul Tillich "Richard M. Weaver's book is important; his explanation of the breakdown of modern man is the best in years." -John Crowe Ransom"

Ideas Have Consequences

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    A Paperback / softback by Richard M. Weaver, Roger Kimball, Ted J. Smith

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 4 November 2013
      ISBN-13 9780226090061
      978-0226090061
      ISBN-10 022609006X
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      Politics, Philosophy & Society Philosophy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Originally published in 1948, at the height of post-World War II optimism and confidence in collective security, this title uses "words hard as cannonballs" to present an unsparing diagnosis of the ills of the modern age. It argues that the decline of Western civilization resulted from the rising acceptance of relativism over absolute reality.

      Trade Review
      "This deeply prophetic book not only launched the renaissance of philosophical conservatism in this country, but in the process gave us an armory of insights into the diseases besetting the national community that is as timely today as when it first appeared. Ideas Have Consequences is one of the few authentic classics in the American political tradition."-Robert Nisbet "A profound diagnosis of the sickness of our culture." -Reinhold Niebuhr "Brilliantly written, daring, and radical.... It will shock, and philosophical shock is the beginning of wisdom." -Paul Tillich "Richard M. Weaver's book is important; his explanation of the breakdown of modern man is the best in years." -John Crowe Ransom"

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