POL113H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Russell Kirk, Thomas Sowell, Voluntary Society
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He is not attacking science, but defending virtue. *art molded our behaviour and gave us different passions, because before art, our morals were rude, but natural (we would focus on war and conquer) *we still have jealousy, suspicion, coldness, hate, and lies in our nature, but it is concealed by a fake layer of politeness and friendship. *arts and science is a greater evil than the wasting of time. Our hatred of other nations diminishes and our patriotism with it: art & science is a useless talent. *if science improved our morals, and leads us to the highest dignities, then the chinese should be free and invincible. Difference between athens and sparta was in the outcome of their learning (idea of progress) Athens became polite, a society of speakers and philosophers (became better at useless things) *the elegance of its buildings matched its language, with marbles and paintings by artists.
