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Permanent Crisis

The Humanities in a Disenchanted Age

By: Paul Reitter,Chad Wellmon

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Permanent Crisis

The Humanities in a Disenchanted Age

By: Paul Reitter,Chad Wellmon

Leads scholars and anyone who cares about the humanities into more effectively analyzing the fate of the humanities and digging into the very idea of the humanities as a way to find meaning and coherence in the world. The humanities, considered by many as irrelevant for modern careers and hopelessly devoid of funding, seem to be in a perpetual state of crisis, at the mercy of modernizing and technological forces that are driving universities towards academic pursuits that pull in grant money and direct students to lucrative careers. But as Paul Reitter and Chad Wellmon show, this crisis isn’t new—in fact, it’s as old as the humanities themselves. Today’s humanities scholars experience and react to basic pressures in ways that are strikingly similar to their nineteenth-century German counterparts. The humanities came into their own as scholars framed their work as a unique resource for resolving crises of meaning and value that threatened other cultural or social goods. The self-understanding of the modern humanities didn’t merely take shape in response to a perceived crisis; it also made crisis a core part of its project. Through this critical, historical perspective, Permanent Crisis can take scholars and anyone who cares about the humanities beyond the usual scolding, exhorting, and hand-wringing into clearer, more effective thinking about the fate of the humanities. Building on ideas from Max Weber and Friedrich Nietzsche to Helen Small and Danielle Allen, Reitter and Wellmon dig into the very idea of the humanities as a way to find meaning and coherence in the world. ,

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University of Chicago Press

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022673823X

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9780226738239

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The Autobiography of Paul Simon

By: Paul Simon

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The Autobiography of Paul Simon

By: Paul Simon

In this candid and sometimes controversial autobiography, the late former SEnator Paul Simon sheares his insights into the activities of President Clinton and other politicians as well as his views on international affairs.

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440

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Bonus Books, Inc.

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1566251125

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9781566251129

The Readings of the Paul Solomon Source

By: Paul Solomon,Mary Siobhan McGibbon

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The Readings of the Paul Solomon Source

By: Paul Solomon,Mary Siobhan McGibbon

During his lifetime, Paul Solomon was considered to be one of the foremost teachers of human potential and was recognised internationally as a powerful, dynamic speaker and a leading authority on all aspects of spiritual development. This book is comprised of the readings the Paul gave during the period of October 13, 1991-May 28, 1992.

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695

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1907179496

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9781907179495

The Time of My Life

By: Paul C. Hedberg,Randall Anderson

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The Time of My Life

By: Paul C. Hedberg,Randall Anderson

Biography of Paul C. Hedberg

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147

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0985769750

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9780985769758

The Undiscovered Paul Robeson

An Artist's Journey, 1898-1939

By: Paul Robeson

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The Undiscovered Paul Robeson

An Artist's Journey, 1898-1939

By: Paul Robeson

The long-awaited, untold, inside story of the rise of the legendary actor, singer, scholar, and activist. The first volume of this major biography breaks new ground. The greatest scholar-athlete-performing artist in U.S. history, Paul Robeson was one of the most compelling figures of the twentieth century. Now his son, Paul Robeson Jr., traces the dramatic arc of his rise to fame, painting a definitive picture of Paul Robeson's formative years. His father was an escaped slave; his mother, a descendent of freedmen; and his wife, the brilliant and ambitious Eslanda Cardozo Goode. With a law degree from Columbia University; a professional football career; title roles in Eugene O'Neill's plays and in Shakespeare's Othello; and a concert career in America and Europe, Robeson dominated his era. This unprecedented biography reveals the depth of Robeson's cultural scholarship, explores the contradictions he bridged in his personal and political life, and describes his emergence as a symbol of the anticolonial and antifascist struggles. Filled with previously unpublished photographs and source materials from the private diaries and letters of Paul and Eslanda Robeson, this is the epic story of a forerunner who now stands as one of America's greatest heroes.

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Wiley

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1684422302

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Permanent Crisis

Permanent Crisis

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P.S.

The Readings of the Paul Solomon Source

The Readings of the Paul Solomon Source

The Time of My Life

The Time of My Life

The Undiscovered Paul Robeson

The Undiscovered Paul Robeson

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