R. P. Blackmur on Henry Adams

1978 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
MAKOWSKY
Keyword(s):  
Henry Adams

Henry Adams in Washington

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
ORMOND SEAVEY
Keyword(s):  
Henry Adams

Exiles from Eden

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark R. Schwehn
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Max Weber ◽  
Moral Character ◽  
Richard Rorty ◽  
Christian Spirituality ◽  
Henry Adams ◽  
Spiritual Community ◽  
The Enlightenment ◽  
Parker Palmer ◽  
Allan Bloom

In this thoughtful and literate study, Schwehn argues that Max Weber and several of his contemporaries led higher education astray by stressing research--the making and transmitting of knowledge--at the expense of shaping moral character. Schwehn sees an urgent need for a change in orientation and calls for a "spiritually grounded education in and for thoughtfulness." The reforms he endorses would replace individualistic behavior, the "doing my own work" syndrome derived from the Enlightenment, with a communitarian ethic grounded in Judeo-Christian spirituality. Schwehn critiques philosophies of higher education he considers misguided, from Weber and Henry Adams to Derek Bok, Allan Bloom, and William G. Perry Jr. He draws out valid insights, always showing the theological underpinnings of the so-called secular thinkers. He emphasizes the importance of community, drawing on both the secular communitarian theory of Richard Rorty and that of the Christian theorist Parker Palmer. Finally, he outlines his own prescription for a classroom-centered spiritual community of scholars. Schwehn's study will interest all those concerned with higher education in America today: faculty, students, parents, alumni, administrators, trustees, and foundation officers.

Henry Adams, Traveler

1991 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 179 ◽  
Author(s):  
William W. Stowe
Keyword(s):  
Henry Adams

Democracy: Henry Adams and the Role of Political Leader

Biography ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-365
Author(s):  
B. H. Gilley
Keyword(s):  
Political Leader ◽  
Henry Adams

The Letters of Henry Adams, Volumes IV-VI, 1892-1918

1990 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 153
Author(s):  
Joseph G. Kronick ◽  
Henry Adams ◽  
J. C. Levenson ◽  
Ernest Samuels ◽  
Charles Vandersee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Henry Adams

The Education of Mrs. Henry Adams

1983 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
Paul C. Nagel ◽  
Eugenia Kaledin
Keyword(s):  
Henry Adams

Henry Adams: The Middle Years

1959 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 601
Author(s):  
Carl Bode ◽  
Ernest Samuels
Keyword(s):  
Henry Adams ◽  
Middle Years

scholarly journals The French Education of Henry Adams.

1952 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 342
Author(s):  
Ernest Samuels ◽  
Max Isaac Baym
Keyword(s):  
Henry Adams ◽  
French Education
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