That does sound fascinating Marsha. I always like to be shown books that deal with what I'm thinking and discussing, and if I do so say, this book suggestion you share seems to point to us - the MoQ Discuss- and our little "metaphysical club" and our discussions.
Pat on the backs all around for us being so "cutting edge". woo-hoo! John On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 11:28 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here might be a book worth reading, 'The Metaphysical Club: A Story of > Ideas in America': > > > It’s the liberal belief that there are no absolutes and no Truth. That’s > why relativism is the central idea of today’s “culture war.” > > They say there are only our own personal “values” that reflect our > interests, prejudices, and desires. > > This idea seemed to explode onto the American scene in the 1960s, with the > moral code, “If it feels good, do it.” But its roots lie farther back in > American history. > > After the Civil War, American philosophers (centered at Harvard) began to > build the intellectual and moral system that produced the Clinton/Baby > Boomer ethos, the kind that is never “judgmental” and disputes the meaning > of the word “is.” > > The abandonment of both religious and philosophical absolutes was a > worldwide phenomenon. The American style of relativism came to be called > “pragmatism.” > > > > http://www.massnews.com/2002_editions/03_Mar/302harvard.htm > > > ___ > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
