Word: rousseauist
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...basic premise of the New Right philosophy is a rejection of Rousseauist egalitarianism and the democratic ideals that follow from it. Writes Philosopher Alain de Benoist, 35, a founder and leading spokesman of the movement: "The enemy is not 'the left' or 'Communism' or 'subversion' but this egalitarian ideology whose formulas . . . have flourished for 2,000 years." New Right partisans hold that individuals and races are divided by insurmountable barriers of hereditary inequality; in support of this view, they cite the much debated research by such American scientists as Arthur Jensen, William Shockley...
...trees would not seem to violate the conception of the modern state as the embodiment of the apex of the free spirit. I realize that this may be a questionable contention. But it strikes me that Ms. Reisman's point of view reflects outmoded natural law thought and a Rousseauist sense of the social contract. Such blatant disregard for the dialectic is unforgivable. Besides, the decorating of a Christmas tree may give expression to the work ethic which, as most Weberians admit, is elemental to the American system. Add to this the fact that Christmas trees are pretty...
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