From church attendance and homemade goods to poetry readings and local activism, many things only flourish when beyond the reach of market forces that reduce everything to its monetary value.
I feel this. Besides the philosopher you mentioned, and Wendell Berry, who you seem to really love, who else are you reading that talks about stuff like this? I'd love some book recommendations
Yeah, the man has some unique and pointed insights into community and place.
As far as reading recommendations, I'd start with any of Wendell Berry's stuff, fiction or non-fiction, honestly: The World-Ending Fire is a greater introductory selection. It is edited by Paul Kingsnorth, another great author who peddles in similar ideas and questions.
Lastly, while I can't recommend the book wholesale, Patrick Deneen's Why Liberalism Failed does offer a lot of similar critiques of market triumphalism and its counterpart, liberalism.
All of these thinkers can be considered broadly communitarian, although I don't think any of them actually adopt the label themselves; Berry calls himself an agrarian; Deneen, I believe, identifies as a post-liberal conservative; Sandel, a public philosopher critical of liberalism; and, Kingsnorth also eschews labels, adopting paradoxical terms including "conservative hippy," "an Orthodox Christian anarchist," and "a reactionary radical," during different interviews or essays.
All orbit around 3 ideological poles:
--Localism: favoring decentralized decision-making and emphasizing the importance of people having a strong connection to their local place and culture.
--Agrarianism: valuing land-based cultures and economies, even if they don't see a clear path for agrarianism to manifest politically in modern society.
--Criticism of Secular Liberalism: They tend to reject secular liberalism's focus on individual self-creation, believing that it has contributed to the degradation of both human culture and the natural world.
Happy hunting!
It's a unique and fecund stretch of philosophical soil to dig around. Most people find something they love AND hate about each of these thinkers; few embrace them with full throats.
I feel this. Besides the philosopher you mentioned, and Wendell Berry, who you seem to really love, who else are you reading that talks about stuff like this? I'd love some book recommendations
Yeah, the man has some unique and pointed insights into community and place.
As far as reading recommendations, I'd start with any of Wendell Berry's stuff, fiction or non-fiction, honestly: The World-Ending Fire is a greater introductory selection. It is edited by Paul Kingsnorth, another great author who peddles in similar ideas and questions.
Lastly, while I can't recommend the book wholesale, Patrick Deneen's Why Liberalism Failed does offer a lot of similar critiques of market triumphalism and its counterpart, liberalism.
All of these thinkers can be considered broadly communitarian, although I don't think any of them actually adopt the label themselves; Berry calls himself an agrarian; Deneen, I believe, identifies as a post-liberal conservative; Sandel, a public philosopher critical of liberalism; and, Kingsnorth also eschews labels, adopting paradoxical terms including "conservative hippy," "an Orthodox Christian anarchist," and "a reactionary radical," during different interviews or essays.
All orbit around 3 ideological poles:
--Localism: favoring decentralized decision-making and emphasizing the importance of people having a strong connection to their local place and culture.
--Agrarianism: valuing land-based cultures and economies, even if they don't see a clear path for agrarianism to manifest politically in modern society.
--Criticism of Secular Liberalism: They tend to reject secular liberalism's focus on individual self-creation, believing that it has contributed to the degradation of both human culture and the natural world.
Happy hunting!
It's a unique and fecund stretch of philosophical soil to dig around. Most people find something they love AND hate about each of these thinkers; few embrace them with full throats.
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