The Great Tradition

Is not America the West's very West, from the East Coast across the continent, "Western" even in its latest, pervasive piety--diversity? For diversity-preachment, in spite of all its excesses, is a recognition that this continent hosts--except for a tiny remnant of "Native"...

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Published in:Academic questions 2012-03, Vol.25 (1), p.28-36
Main Author: Brann, Eva
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aesthetic Education
Civilization
Cultural Pluralism
Culture
Democratic Values
Education
Educational Philosophy
General Education
Governance
Higher Education
Immigrants
Moral Development
Nationalism
Social Change
Social Characteristics
Social Development
Social Influences
Social Studies
Society
Traditionalism
United States History
Western Civilization
Why Study the West
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Summary:Is not America the West's very West, from the East Coast across the continent, "Western" even in its latest, pervasive piety--diversity? For diversity-preachment, in spite of all its excesses, is a recognition that this continent hosts--except for a tiny remnant of "Native" Americans--an immigrant population, who themselves, or through their recent ancestors, "chose" America, came "on purpose". Their roots are not the anchors of sessile continuity of descent, but the concepts of modern thought. For to take root in this country is to grasp certain ideas, certain "moral principles", as Lincoln termed them, primarily those set out in the Declaration of Independence. In this article, the author enumerates reasons to "the" question of this essay: "Why the West?" (Contains 1 footnote.)
ISSN:0895-4852
1936-4709
DOI:10.1007/s12129-011-9266-3