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Don’t you want somebody to love?

August 5, 2008 - 6:58 pm - by Richard Fernandez
Mark
2008-08-08 11:49:37

ws1835 wrote:

“First, traditional societies, by and large, pay homage to constructs that are larger than the individual.”

Fine posting.

Steven Pinker, by the way, has a new book in which he argues for the primacy of “autonomy” over “dignity.” ‘First Things’ has a review by Paul Griffiths of the book. The culture wars are creeping out of the shadows into mainstream confrontation, it seems.