Walker Percy and the Politics of the Wayfarer is the first sustained treatment of Percy as a political thinker. The book argues that Percy provides a distinctive approach to politics, one that might allow us to give up the dangerous longing for limitless progress and perfection in our lives.
Walker Percy and the Politics of the Wayfarer is the first sustained treatment of Percy as a political thinker. The book argues that Percy provides a distinctive approach to politics, one that might allow us to give up the dangerous longing for limitless progress and perfection in our lives.
Dr. Brian A. Smith, a chiropractic physician, internist, historian, and avocational genealogist has been researching his ancestors since 1985 and has self-published several books including biographies of his father in World War II and grandfather in the Great War. Other works include "A Select History of New Jersey," "Il Regno" (a history of Southern Italy), "A History of Central Eastern Europe," "A Critical Analysis of the Myth of the Crusades," and "Magna Carta and Isabel Dutton." He has made several works published in French and Spanish available to English readers for the first time through his translations. Professionally, he has authored many works appearing in peer-reviewed journals including two papers awarded "Research Paper of the Year" by the Association for the History of Chiropractic and one of the first papers on HIV infection published in the chiropractic literature: "Chiropractic and the HIV+ Patient" that appeared in the December 1997 issue of "The Internist."
Inhaltsangabe
Chapter 1: The Mishmash Theory of Man Chapter 2: On the Cult of the Expert and the Dangers of Scientism Chapter 3: Individualism Community and the Longing for Place Chapter 4: Stoicism and the Honor-Bound South Chapter 5: Dreaming of the End Times Chapter 6: Toward a New Social Science Chapter 7: Percy's Vision of Family Community and Faith
Chapter 1: The Mishmash Theory of Man Chapter 2: On the Cult of the Expert and the Dangers of Scientism Chapter 3: Individualism Community and the Longing for Place Chapter 4: Stoicism and the Honor-Bound South Chapter 5: Dreaming of the End Times Chapter 6: Toward a New Social Science Chapter 7: Percy's Vision of Family Community and Faith
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