Cultural Amnesia: America's Future and the Crisis of MemoryBloomsbury Academic, 28 de fev. de 2000 - 192 páginas According to Bertman, just as an individual needs memories to maintain a sense of personal identity, so does a nation need them in order to survive. Like Alzheimer victims, however, today's Americans are rapidly losing a consciousness of history, and with it, a sense of national identity and direction. |
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... important as the sepa- rate moments are in themselves , more important still is the invisible bond that connects them . For without this spiritual or emotional " glue , " each is but a fragment stripped of its most vital dimension of ...
... important to study American history or geography . Moreover , only 18 percent thought it important to read the works of modern American writers . Instead , most emphasized the impor- tance of practical job skills ( 59 percent ) ...
... important thing the psalmist prays to be taught is " bonitas " ( goodness ) , then “ disciplina ” ( judgment ) , and lastly " scientia " ( factual knowledge ) .54 The spiritual basis for this gradation is clear : facts alone are ...
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Prologue The Land of the Lotuseaters | 1 |
Cultural Amnesia | 5 |
Memory and Personal Identity | 19 |
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