Originally published in 1948, at the height of post–World War II optimism and confidence in collective security, Ideas Have Consequences uses “words hard as cannonballs” to present an unsparing diagnosis of the ills of the modern age. Widely read and debated at the time of its first publication,the book is now seen asone of the foundational texts of the modern conservative movement. In its pages, Richard M. Weaver argues that the decline of Western civilization resulted from the rising acceptance of relativism over absolute reality. In spite of increased knowledge, this retreat from the realist intellectual tradition has weakened the Western capacity to reason, with catastrophic consequences for social order and individual rights. But Weaver also offers a realistic remedy. These difficulties are the product not of necessity, but of intelligent choice. And, today, as decades ago, the remedy lies in the renewed acceptance of absolute reality and the recognition that ideas—like actions—have consequences. This expanded edition of the classic work contains a foreword by New Criterion editor Roger Kimball that offers insight into the rich intellectual and historical contexts of Weaver and his work and an afterword by Ted J. Smith III that relates the remarkable story of the book’s writing and publication.

Ideas Have Consequences: Expanded Edition

Politics & Social Sciences

Weaver, Richard M.

Philosophy

University of Chicago Press

Stated 7th impression 1971. Normal shelf and edge wear. A little writing/notes in text. Satisfaction guaranteed!

Ideas Have Consequences

Univ.Chicago P.

One of the most books of the twentieth century.

Univ of Chicago Pr

In what has become a classic work, Richard M. Weaver unsparingly diagnoses the ills of our age and offers a realistic remedy. He asserts that the world is intelligible, and that man is free. The catastrophes of our age are the product not of necessity but of unintelligent choice. A cure, he submits, is possible. It lies in the right use of man's reason, in the renewed acceptance of an absolute reality, and in the recognition that ideas—like actions—have consequences.

Language is sermonic;: Richard M. Weaver on the nature of rhetoric

Louisiana State University Pre

Richard M. Weaver, a thinker and writer celebrated for his unsparing diagnoses and realistic remedies for the ills of our age, is known largely through a few of his works that remain in print. This new collection of Weaver’s shorter writings, assembled by Ted J. Smith III, Weaver’s leading biographer, presents many long-out-of-print and never-before-published works that give new range and depth to Weaver’s sweeping thought. Ted J. Smith III was Professor of Mass Communications at Virginia Commonwealth University.

In Defense of Tradition: Collected Shorter Writings of Richard M. Weaver, 1929–1963

History

Americas

Liberty Fund

Focuses on the basic concepts and principles ruling Southern life including the code of chivalry and the feudal theory of society

The Southern Tradition at Bay: A History of Postbellum Thought

Bradford, M. E.

Gore, George

Core, George

Travel

Gateway Books

Focuses on the basic concepts and principles ruling Southern life including the code of chivalry and the feudal theory of society

Weaver's Ethics of Rhetoric, originally published in 1953, has been called his most important statement on the ethical and cultural role of rhetoric. A strong advocate of cultural conservatism, Weaver (1910-1953) argued strongly for the role of liberal studies in the face of what he saw as the encroachments of modern scientific and technological forces in society. He was particularly opposed to sociology. In rhetoric he drew many of his ideas from Plato, especially his Phaedrus. As a result, all the main strands of Weaver's thought can be seen in this volume, beginning with his essay on the Phaedrus and proceeding through his discussion of evolution in the 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial." In addition, this book includes studies of Lincoln, Burke, and Milton, and remarks about sociology and some proposals for modern rhetoric. Each essay poses issues still under discussion today.

The Ethics of Rhetoric

Literature & Fiction

Routledge

Weaver's "Ethics of Rhetoric, " originally published in 1953, has been called his most important statement on the ethical and cultural role of rhetoric. A strong advocate of cultural conservatism, Weaver (1910-1953) argued strongly for the role of liberal studies in the face of what he saw as the encroachments of modern scientific and technological forces in society. He was particularly opposed to sociology. In rhetoric he drew many of his ideas from Plato, especially his "Phaedrus." As a result, all the main strands of Weaver's thought can be seen in this volume, beginning with his essay on the "Phaedrus" and proceeding through his discussion of evolution in the 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial." In addition, this book includes studies of Lincoln, Burke, and Milton, and remarks about sociology and some proposals for modern rhetoric. Each essay poses issues still under discussion today.

The Ethics Of Rhetoric

Social Sciences

Literary Licensing, LLC

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Ideas Have Consequences: Expanded Edition

Ideas Have Consequences

Ideas Have Consequences

Ideas Have Consequences

Language is sermonic;: Richard M. Weaver on the nature of rhetoric

In Defense of Tradition: Collected Shorter Writings of Richard M. Weaver, 1929–1963

The Southern Tradition at Bay: A History of Postbellum Thought

The Southern Tradition at Bay: A History of Postbellum Thought

The Ethics of Rhetoric

The Ethics Of Rhetoric