G. K. Chesterton: Thinking Backward, Looking Forward
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (599 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1599471043 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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the complex outlook and ideas of this English author A late Victorian-era/early modern age author/thinker, some of whose writings were precursors to science fiction and others which are seen as reactionary and in some cases bigoted and narrow-minded, G. K. Chesterton (187the complex outlook and ideas of this English author Henry Berry A late Victorian-era/early modern age author/thinker, some of whose writings were precursors to science fiction and others which are seen as reactionary and in some cases bigoted and narrow-minded, G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) is impossible to categorize. And Clark doesn't try. Rather than attempt to give a coherent, rational perspective of th. -1936) is impossible to categorize. And Clark doesn't try. Rather than attempt to give a coherent, rational perspective of th
An essayist, novelist, political campaigner, theologian, and philosopher, he wrote approximately one hundred books and two hundred short stories, including a popular series featuring the priest-detective Father Brown. In G. Clark offers a detailed study of some of the works by Chesterton, that have been identified by science fiction writers and critics as seminal influences. Clark addresses these ideas with regard both to the context of the time and to philosophical and theological tradition. . A philosophical analysis of this view offers insight into our past and the future we can shape. He summarizes Chesterton's approach to life and the world as one who "thinks backward" or "looks at the world upside down," acknowledging the often arbitrary nature of our customs and beliefs and also the underlying virtues of humanity. Chesterton's writings. K. L. K. Additionally, Clark examines some of Chesterton's theories about society and the future th
He received his D Phil from Oxford in 1973. He has authored more than sixty scholarly articles, contributed chapters to seventy-five books, edited one book, and written fourteen others, including: The Mysteries of Religion, Civil Peace and Sacred Order, How to Live Forever, Animals and their Moral Standing, and Biology and Christian Ethics. His m
K. He attempts to deal with some of Chesterton's theories that have been found offensive or "positively wicked" by later writers and critics, including his arguments against female suffrage and in praise of war, his medievalist leanings, and his contemptuous rejection of Darwinian evolutionary theory.. In this book, Stephen R. He addresses Chesterton's sense that the way things are is not how they must have been or need be in the future, and his willingness to face up to the apparent effects of the nihilism he detected in the science and politics of his day.Clark offers a detailed study of some of Chesterton's works that have been identified by science fiction writers and critics as seminal influences. Chesterton's ideas and arguments in their historical context and evaluates them philosophically. L. Clark, a philosopher with a lifelong "addiction" to science fiction, explores G