The Way of Ignorance.The Way of Ignorance Wendell Berry Wendell Berry (born August 5, 1934, Henry County, Kentucky) is an American man of letters, academic, cultural and economic critic, and farmer. He is a prolific author of novels, short stories, poems, and essays. He is also an elected member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. with Daniel Kemmis and Courtney White Shoemaker & Hoard Publishers c/o Avalon Publishing Group 245 West 17th Street, 11th floor, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10011-5300 1593760779 $24.00 www.shoemakerhoard.com 1-800-788-3123 The Way of Ignorance and Other Essays is an anthology of writings by cultural critic A cultural critic is a critic of a given culture, usually as a whole and typically on a radical basis. There is significant overlap with Social Criticism and Social Philosophers Terminology Wendell Berry--one of Smithsonian magazine's 35 People Who Made a Difference--about topics ranging from what freedom is really being discussed when one speaks of "free market" or "free enterprise", to the costs of so-called rugged individualism Noun 1. rugged individualism - individualism in social and economic affairs; belief not only in personal liberty and self-reliance but also in free competition in a democratic commonwealth, to sharp-laced observations on the Kerry campaign, and much more. Written in plain terms, The Way of Ignorance takes a cold, hard look at the doubletalk and doublethink dou·ble·think n. Thought marked by the acceptance of gross contradictions and falsehoods, especially when used as a technique of self-indoctrination: "Doublethink . . . that saturates modern American airwaves, stripping them down to bare conundrums, all with a heavy dose of the author's practical evaluation. An enthusiastically recommended, thought-provoking cross-examination of modern society. |
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