From the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, a monumental new reflection on American conservatism, examining how the Founders’ belief in natural rights created a great American political tradition–one that now finds itself under threat.
For more than four decades, George F. Will has attempted to discern the principles of the Western political tradition and apply them to America’s civic life. Today, the stakes could hardly be higher. Vital questions about the nature of man, of rights, of equality, of majority rule are bubbling just beneath the surface of daily events in America.
The Founders’ vision, articulated first in the Declaration of Independence and carried out in the Constitution, gave the new republic a framework for government unique in world history. Their beliefs in natural rights, limited government, religious freedom, and in human virtue and dignity ushered in two centuries of American prosperity. Now, as Will shows, conservatism is under threat–both from progressives and elements inside the Republican Party. America has become an administrative state, just as destructive trends have overtaken family life and higher education. Semi-autonomous executive agencies wield essentially unaccountable power. Congress has failed in its duty to exercise its legislative powers. And the executive branch has slipped the Constitution’s leash.
In the intellectual battle between the vision of Founding Fathers like James Madison, who advanced the notion of natural rights that pre-exist government, and the progressivism first advanced by Woodrow Wilson, the Founders have been losing. It’s time to reverse America’s political fortunes.
Expansive, intellectually thrilling, and written with the erudite wit that has made Will beloved by millions of readers, The Conservative Sensibility is an extraordinary new book from one of America’s most celebrated political writers.
George F. Will writes a twice-weekly syndicated column on politics and domestic and foreign affairs for the Washington Post. He began his column with The Post in 1974, and he received the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1977. He is also a regular contributor to MSNBC and NBC News. His fourteen previous books include One Man’s America, Men at Work, and Statecraft as Soulcraft. Will grew up in Champaign, Ill., attended Trinity College and Oxford University and received a PhD from Princeton.
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我一直认为,理解一个时代的精神风貌,必须深入挖掘其思想根基。《The Conservative Sensibility》恰恰在这方面做得非常出色。作者的笔锋锐利而又不失温情,他以一种洞察世事的姿态,剖析了保守主义在现代社会中面临的挑战与机遇。书中对“人性”的理解,尤其令我印象深刻。作者没有回避人性的复杂性,而是坦诚地承认人性的弱点,并以此为出发点,探讨如何通过制度和文化来引导和约束,从而实现社会的长治久安。我对书中关于“有限政府”的论述尤为赞同。作者阐述了为何过度扩张的政府权力,往往会侵蚀个人的自由和创新活力,并揭示了在这种趋势下,保守主义的警示作用。此外,他对“爱国主义”和“民族认同”的探讨,也充满了深刻的见解,让我看到了保守主义在维护国家稳定和文化传承方面的价值。这本书不仅仅是对保守主义思想的梳理,更是一种对我们如何认识世界、如何构建社会、如何安顿人心的深刻反思,其价值远远超出了狭义的政治范畴。
评分最近一直在思考当下社会的一些议题,总觉得缺乏一个能够贯穿始终的清晰视角。《The Conservative Sensibility》这本书,可以说正好填补了我的这种需求。作者在书中对“美德”与“法律”关系的阐释,让我茅塞顿开。他认为,单纯的法律约束固然重要,但一个真正健康、有韧性的社会,离不开公民自觉践行的美德。书中对“教育”在塑造保守主义感知中的作用的论述,也让我深以为然。作者强调,真正的教育,不仅仅是知识的传授,更是价值观的塑造和品格的培养,而这正是保守主义所高度重视的。我尤其欣赏作者在书中对“实用主义”与“理想主义”的平衡处理。他既承认了人类对美好未来的向往,也提醒我们要脚踏实地,尊重现实的限制。这种审慎而又富有远见的态度,让我对如何面对复杂的社会问题,有了更清晰的认识。总而言之,《The Conservative Sensibility》是一部极具深度和广度的著作,它不仅帮助我理解了保守主义的核心精神,更启迪了我对人生、社会乃至文明发展的深刻思考,是一本值得反复品读的佳作。
评分我是一个对政治哲学一直保持着审慎态度的人,总觉得很多论述过于空洞,缺乏与现实生活的连接。《The Conservative Sensibility》这本书的出现,无疑让我耳目一新。作者在书中对“感知”(sensibility)这一概念的独特阐释,对我来说是一个巨大的启发。他并没有将保守主义仅仅局限于某个党派的政策纲领,而是将其上升到了一个更深层次的,关乎个体和集体在面对世界时所持有的基本态度和价值判断。书中对“传统”、“秩序”、“自由”等核心保守主义理念的探讨,充满了智慧的光芒。作者通过对这些概念的解构和重塑,展现了保守主义并非是对进步的抗拒,而是对事物发展内在规律的深刻理解,以及对可能带来的 unintended consequences 的审慎考量。我尤其被作者关于“变化”与“稳定”之间辩证关系的论述所打动。他强调,真正的保守并非是固步自封,而是在珍视既有成就的基础上,以一种更具长远眼光的方式去规划未来,避免激进的、可能导致社会失序的变革。这种 nuanced 的视角,让我重新审视了我以往对保守主义的一些刻板印象,感受到其中蕴含的深刻思考和人文关怀。
评分初拿到《The Conservative Sensibility》这本书,我满怀期待地翻开了它。虽然我对保守主义的理解不算特别深入,但书中开篇的论述就牢牢抓住了我的注意力。作者并没有上来就抛出一堆枯燥的政治理论,而是以一种非常引人入胜的方式,从历史的深邃长河中溯源,探寻保守主义的核心精神是如何在不同的时代背景下孕育、发展并适应变化的。我尤其欣赏作者在梳理这些思想演变时所展现出的细腻笔触,仿佛一位经验丰富的向导,带领我穿梭于古希腊的哲学思辨、启蒙运动的理性光辉,乃至近现代的社会变革之中。书中对一些关键的历史人物及其思想的解读,也远超出了我之前的认知,让我看到了保守主义并非是僵化的教条,而是一种在历史沉淀中不断自我反思和调整的生命力。作者引用了大量鲜活的史料和文献,将抽象的概念具象化,使得即使是对历史不太熟悉的我,也能清晰地感受到那些思想碰撞的火花,以及它们如何塑造了当今世界的政治格局。整本书在这一部分营造出一种宏大而又不失亲切的阅读氛围,让我对接下来的内容充满了好奇与渴望,想要深入了解作者是如何进一步阐述他对“保守主义感知”的理解。
评分坦白说,阅读《The Conservative Sensibility》的过程,对我来说是一次不小的智识冒险。作者的论证逻辑严密,结构清晰,但其中涉及的哲学思辨和历史回溯,确实需要读者投入相当的精力去理解和消化。我印象最深刻的是书中关于“经验”与“理性”在保守主义思想体系中扮演的角色。作者没有简单地将两者对立起来,而是细致地描绘了它们如何相互渗透、相互制约,共同构成了保守主义的决策框架。他提醒我们,那些经过时间检验的经验,往往蕴含着比纯粹的理论推演更为宝贵的人生智慧。我特别赞赏作者对“个体责任”和“社区价值”的强调。他认为,一个健康的社会,既需要个体在追求个人自由的同时,承担起相应的社会责任,也需要社区内部形成强大的凝聚力和互助精神。书中对这些论述的展开,让我看到了保守主义在构建社会和谐方面的独特贡献,也让我反思了当下社会中一些可能被忽视的价值观。尽管某些章节的阅读让我感到挑战,但随之而来的豁然开朗,却是其他任何读物难以给予的。
评分Quite ambivalent about this book. It really does not try to give a coherent and concise account of conservatism in the US. Really about the sensibilities (or drivels?) of an old conservative. Full of sound bites and may be deep...
评分Quite ambivalent about this book. It really does not try to give a coherent and concise account of conservatism in the US. Really about the sensibilities (or drivels?) of an old conservative. Full of sound bites and may be deep...
评分Quite ambivalent about this book. It really does not try to give a coherent and concise account of conservatism in the US. Really about the sensibilities (or drivels?) of an old conservative. Full of sound bites and may be deep...
评分Quite ambivalent about this book. It really does not try to give a coherent and concise account of conservatism in the US. Really about the sensibilities (or drivels?) of an old conservative. Full of sound bites and may be deep...
评分Quite ambivalent about this book. It really does not try to give a coherent and concise account of conservatism in the US. Really about the sensibilities (or drivels?) of an old conservative. Full of sound bites and may be deep...
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