Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How the Past Can Improve Our Future
Postman, Neil
ISBN 10: 0375701273 ISBN 13: 9780375701276
Published by Vintage, 2000
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In Building a Bridge to the 18th Century, acclaimed cultural critic Neil Postman offers a cure for the hysteria and hazy values of the postmodern world.
Postman shows us how to reclaim that balance between mind and machine in a dazzling celebration of the accomplishments of the Enlightenment-from Jefferson's representative democracy to Locke's deductive reasoning to Rousseau's demand that the care and edification of children be considered an investment in our collective future. Here, too, is the bold assertion that Truth is invulnerable to fashion or the passing of time. Provocative and brilliantly argued, Building a Bridge to the 18th Century illuminates a navigable path through the Information Age-a byway whose signposts, it turns out, were there all along.
About the Author: Neil Postman lives in New York City.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How ...
Publisher: Vintage
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good