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American life / Frederick Sontag.
Van Pelt Library E169.12 .S664 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sontag, Frederick.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Philosophy.
- United States--Civilization.
- United States.
- Civilization.
- United States--Philosophy.
- United States--Religion.
- Religion.
- Ethics--United States.
- Ethics.
- Physical Description:
- iv, 109 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2006]
- Summary:
- A collection of essays written over the years by Frederick Sontag, American Life addresses various ethical, philosophical, and religious topics in American history and explores how these experiences can be used to face problems in the future.
- Contents:
- Barbarians Within the Gates 1
- Claremont Spring 3
- Compassion, Tolerance, and Privacy: Three Missing Virtues Today? 7
- Ellis Island: Prejudice Revisited 11
- Freedom and Anarchy 15
- How to Separate Church and State 21
- Is Kappa Delta the Source of All Evil? 23
- No Melting Pot for Wasps? 25
- "On Being a 'Racist' by Definition" 29
- Rugby: One Five College Sport 31
- Philippines: Can Democracy Escape Jail? 35
- Pluralism in American Philosophy: Reflections on the State of Philosophy 39
- Prejudice, Discrimination and Heirarchy 47
- President Marcos and Senator Aquino: Colonization vs. Democracy 53
- Reborn Americans 57
- Redefining the American 59
- Religion and America: Under Revolutionary Pressure from Eastern Theologies 61
- Religion in Student Life 69
- And Jesus Said: "Seek Ye First Full Sexual Satisfaction and...": all these things shall be added unto you? 71
- Speech Censorship Rooted in American History 73
- The American Dream in the Age of Aquarius: The Ethical/Religious Aspects of Environmental Problems 77
- The American Religious Experience 85
- The Philippines for the Philipinos 91
- The Rise and Fall of the American Dream 97
- The Volunteer Society: Have We Become Addicted to Federal Funding? 101
- What Does Pomona Not Have Today? 103
- What the Young Cannot Understand: Is 'different' always 'good'? 107.
- Notes:
- Essays.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9780761834410
- 0761834419
- OCLC:
- 70180296
- Publisher Number:
- 9780761834410
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