The story of the friends and allies of the Chinese Revolution
John Sexton Volgorde van de boeken
John William Sexton is een Ierse dichter, korte verhalenverteller, scenarioschrijver voor radio en kinderboekenschrijver. Zijn werk wordt geprezen om zijn kenmerkende taalkundige stijl en diepgaande verkenning van de menselijke ervaring. Sexton duikt in thema's als herinnering, identiteit en de zoektocht naar betekenis in de hedendaagse wereld. Zowel zijn proza als zijn poëzie kenmerken zich door levendige beelden en een toon die zowel melancholisch als hoopvol is, wat de lezer aanzet tot diepe reflectie.
- 2023
- 2020
Standing for Reason
- 240bladzijden
- 9 uur lezen
A powerful case for the importance of universities as an antidote to the "secular dogmatism" that increasingly infects political discourse John Sexton argues that over six decades, a "secular dogmatism," impenetrable by dialogue or reason, has come to dominate political discourse in America. Political positions, elevated to the status of doctrinal truths, now simply are "revealed." Our leaders and our citizens suffer from an allergy to nuance and complexity, and the enterprise of thought is in danger. Sexton sees our universities, the engines of knowledge and stewards of thought, as the antidote, and he describes the policies university leaders must embrace if their institutions are to serve this role. Acknowledging the reality of our increasingly interconnected world--and drawing on his experience as president of New York University when it opened campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai--Sexton advocates for "global network universities" as a core aspect of a new educational landscape and as the crucial foundation-blocks of an interlocking world characterized by "secular ecumenism."
- 2019
Standing for Reason: The University in a Dogmatic Age
- 240bladzijden
- 9 uur lezen
A powerful case for the importance of universities as an antidote to the “secular dogmatism” that increasingly infects political discourse John Sexton argues that over six decades, a “secular dogmatism,” impenetrable by dialogue or reason, has come to dominate political discourse in America. Political positions, elevated to the status of doctrinal truths, now simply are “revealed.” Our leaders and our citizens suffer from an allergy to nuance and complexity, and the enterprise of thought is in danger. Sexton sees our universities, the engines of knowledge and stewards of thought, as the antidote, and he describes the policies university leaders must embrace if their institutions are to serve this role. Acknowledging the reality of our increasingly interconnected world—and drawing on his experience as president of New York University when it opened campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai—Sexton advocates for “global network universities” as a core aspect of a new educational landscape and as the crucial foundation-blocks of an interlocking world characterized by “secular ecumenism.”
