Barbarians in the Saddle - Intellectual Biography of Richard M. Weaver

List of contents

Introduction: A Man Out of Step 1. Philosopher from Dixie 2. An Aristocracy of Achievement: The Southern Tradition at Bay 3. Man in Megalopolis: Ideas Have Consequences 4. State Worship: The Ethics of Rhetoric, Language Is Sermonic 5. The Conservative’s Sage: Life Without Prejudice 6. The Nation’s Stepchild: The Southern Essays of Richard M. Weaver 7. Barbarians in the Saddle: Visions of Order 8. Conclusion

Summary

Ideas Have Consequences and Visions of Order examine the problem of life in "megalopolis" where the best of everything is promised to the restless masses by their leaders and a cradle-to-grave social security state results in dangerous levels of decadence, resentment, and the loss of civility and culture.

Product details

• Authors: John McHale, John Scotchie Mchale, McHale John, Joseph Scotchie, Joseph A. Scotchie, Scotchie Joseph A.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781138507524
• ISBN: 978-1-138-50752-4
• No. of pages: 161
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Biography: historical, political & military, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Politics & government, Politics and government, Biography: historical, political and military