March 16, 2011

In The Abolition of Man, CS Lewis used the title “tao” to describe the objective, moral law and set it in opposition to what he called subjectivism along with a number of other names such as debunked emotion, false sentiments, men without chests, mere sentiments, innovation, and starved sensibilities. He speaks of thinking about life …

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A book will be coming out this summer with a chapter on Wendell Berry’s approach to education. I’m looking forward to it, because Mr. Berry has insights into the nature of things that educators need to think about. I’ve gone through essays by him on agriculture, for example, and seen all sorts of parallels to …

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