After being exposed to Nieztches ideas that Christianity is the "crown" of slave morality and asceticism--and that every modern movement in politics (including science, feminism, etc) is merely an improvement on the formula where God or worship is no longer necessary...
(And what is good about the "West" will be despite of Judeo-Christian values. Or worse, the capitalistic compensation for the price of a refined culture)
...my understanding of the West is now totally vivid.
So poring through this book, with its enormous breadth, will be immensely valuable.
Well said. Nietzsche expounded interesting concepts, yet as even Barzun poses, never himself lived up to them. Not to knock all of them, but he was pretty emo and reactive with a lot of his writings.
And when the denigration of all Judeo-Christian values occurs, across the mores Barzun discusses, we see that it does not pan out well, even for our most intimate moments. And how Barzun implies Blaise Pascal on this issue, even as Barzun I believe wrangled with faith, packs such honesty.
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After being exposed to Nieztches ideas that Christianity is the "crown" of slave morality and asceticism--and that every modern movement in politics (including science, feminism, etc) is merely an improvement on the formula where God or worship is no longer necessary...
(And what is good about the "West" will be despite of Judeo-Christian values. Or worse, the capitalistic compensation for the price of a refined culture)
...my understanding of the West is now totally vivid.
So poring through this book, with its enormous breadth, will be immensely valuable.
Well said. Nietzsche expounded interesting concepts, yet as even Barzun poses, never himself lived up to them. Not to knock all of them, but he was pretty emo and reactive with a lot of his writings.
And when the denigration of all Judeo-Christian values occurs, across the mores Barzun discusses, we see that it does not pan out well, even for our most intimate moments. And how Barzun implies Blaise Pascal on this issue, even as Barzun I believe wrangled with faith, packs such honesty.