I read that piece, and had to laugh. He had a lot of good points. Nobody ever brought up the fact, though, that leftist interpretations might not be accurate, or even that they might not represent the whole picture. What might conservative sociologists or psychologists discover about the role of family or religion in life? Do you *want* …
I read that piece, and had to laugh. He had a lot of good points. Nobody ever brought up the fact, though, that leftist interpretations might not be accurate, or even that they might not represent the whole picture. What might conservative sociologists or psychologists discover about the role of family or religion in life? Do you *want* to overthrow Western Civ? We live here, after all. Are you guaranteed to replace it with something better?
Oh, conservative intellectuals have all sorts of obscure, 'obsolete' skillsets. It's kind of fun.
That said there are definitely cases where a more 'conservative' approach might add to the appreciation of the text. For example, readings centered around Christianity would no doubt give you a better appreciation of what Dante was trying to do, since he was undoubtedly writing an allegory. Or Milton--he's trying to 'justify God's ways to man', he says so!
I read that piece, and had to laugh. He had a lot of good points. Nobody ever brought up the fact, though, that leftist interpretations might not be accurate, or even that they might not represent the whole picture. What might conservative sociologists or psychologists discover about the role of family or religion in life? Do you *want* to overthrow Western Civ? We live here, after all. Are you guaranteed to replace it with something better?
Oh, conservative intellectuals have all sorts of obscure, 'obsolete' skillsets. It's kind of fun.
That said there are definitely cases where a more 'conservative' approach might add to the appreciation of the text. For example, readings centered around Christianity would no doubt give you a better appreciation of what Dante was trying to do, since he was undoubtedly writing an allegory. Or Milton--he's trying to 'justify God's ways to man', he says so!