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'''''Visions of Order''''' (1964) is a posthumously-published work by [[conservatism|conservative]] scholar [[Richard M. Weaver]] | '''''Visions of Order''''' (1964) is a posthumously-published work by the american [[conservatism|conservative]] scholar [[Richard M. Weaver]]. It argues that Western culture is in decline because many of its intellectuals refuse to believe in an underlying order of things—in the way things are, irrespective of beliefs about them.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scetchie |first1=Joe |title=Conservative thinker's book reissued |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-conservative-thi/174926142/ |access-date=20 June 2025 |work=[[Asheville Citizen-Times]] |date=4 June 1995 |location=Asheville, North Carolina |page=2L |department=Leisure |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> | ||
More specific targets of Weaver's wrath in this book include: the theory of [[biology|biological]] [[evolution]], [[public education]], total wars, the immanentizing of social ideals, and an over-emphasis on function over status. | More specific targets of Weaver's wrath in this book include: the theory of [[biology|biological]] [[evolution]], [[public education]], total wars, the immanentizing of social ideals, and an over-emphasis on function over status.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leyburn |first1=James G. |title=Our Ideas Lead, He Says, Nowhere |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-our-ideas-lead-he-say/174925984/ |access-date=20 June 2025 |work=[[The Roanoke Times]] |date=22 November 1964 |location=Roanoke, Virginia |page={{nobr|C-8}} |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> | ||
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Template:Short description Template:Italic title Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Wikidata image Visions of Order (1964) is a posthumously-published work by the american conservative scholar Richard M. Weaver. It argues that Western culture is in decline because many of its intellectuals refuse to believe in an underlying order of things—in the way things are, irrespective of beliefs about them.[1]
More specific targets of Weaver's wrath in this book include: the theory of biological evolution, public education, total wars, the immanentizing of social ideals, and an over-emphasis on function over status.[2]