Demoralization of Western Culture, The
Book Description
In a world where moral certainty seems increasingly elusive, Ralph W. Fevre offers a penetrating examination of why Western society struggles to distinguish right from wrong. This thought-provoking exploration reveals how our culture has gradually lost its ethical compass, leaving individuals adrift in questions that previous generations answered with confidence.
Fevre presents a compelling thesis: the root of our moral confusion lies in the misapplication of rational thinking to areas of life that once operated through belief and deeper wisdom. He identifies how "common sense" reasoning, which gained prominence throughout the twentieth century, has invaded sacred territories of human experience. When we reduce the decision to care for our children to a simple cost-benefit analysis, or apply purely rational frameworks to intimate relationships, we strip away the symbolic and spiritual dimensions that give life meaning.
Drawing from diverse sources including surveys, cultural commentary, and social theory, Fevre demonstrates how this pattern extends across all aspects of modern existence. From sexuality and career choices to religion and environmental concerns, he shows how the dominance of narrow rationality has created a spiritual vacuum where values once provided guidance.
Written as accessible public philosophy rather than academic theory, this work invites readers to engage in essential ethical reflection about the crisis of meaning in contemporary life. Fevre challenges us to recognize how we might reclaim the deeper sources of wisdom that rational analysis alone cannot provide.
Who Is This For?
📖 Reading Level: Medium (200-400 pages) (~8 hours)
📄 Length: 272 pages
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Explore Values
- ✓ Explore timeless philosophical wisdom
- ✓ Explore Social values
- ✓ Explore Philosophy
- ✓ Explore Sozialwissenschaften
- ✓ Explore Sozialethik
- ✓ Understand spiritual ethics
- ✓ Explore Cultuurverandering
