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Heretics
G. K. Chesterton
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The Author Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England on the 29th of May, 1874. Though he considered himself a mere “rollicking journalist,” he was actually a prolific and gifted writer in virtually every area of literature.
A man of strong opinions and enormously talented at defending them, his exuberant personality nevertheless allowed him to maintain warm friendships with people–such as George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells–with whom he vehemently disagreed. Chesterton had no difficulty standing up for what he believed. He was one of the few journalists to oppose the Boer War. His 1922 “Eugenics and Other Evils” attacked what was at that time the most progressive of all ideas, the idea that the human race could and should breed a superior version of itself. In the Nazi experience, history demonstrated the wisdom of his once “reactionary” views.
The Author Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England on the 29th of May, 1874. Though he considered himself a mere “rollicking journalist,” he was actually a prolific and gifted writer in virtually every area of literature.
A man of strong opinions and enormously talented at defending them, his exuberant personality nevertheless allowed him to maintain warm friendships with people–such as George Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells–with whom he vehemently disagreed. Chesterton had no difficulty standing up for what he believed. He was one of the few journalists to oppose the Boer War. His 1922 “Eugenics and Other Evils” attacked what was at that time the most progressive of all ideas, the idea that the human race could and should breed a superior version of itself. In the Nazi experience, history demonstrated the wisdom of his once “reactionary” views.
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Community Reviews
Chesterton, let's face it, is thematically ataxic. He can't keep to one idea; in the words of an acquaintance of mine, he sidesteps issues by making sense. Reading Orthodoxy was an experience analogous to hearing an inebriated genius swerve through celestial ideas. The book's only lack is that its s
4.5 Stars
The Oxford English Dictionary
Heretic: noun
a person believing in or practising religious heresy.
a person holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted.
Heretics is by G.K. Chesterton's own admission, a work that merely serves to point out the 'heresies' contained within the popu
(The Atlantic, A Most Unlikely Saint, April 2015 issue)
(Newsweek, September 22, 1997; A step-by-step guide to Sainthood, page 19)
So clear and sharp a writing.
(Laughter champ)
Well, he surely could make sharp distinctions. Either you were a real, true Catholic*, or you would be under his h
Neîndoios, G. K. Chesterton are vervă, umor, subtilitate, spirit polemic, tot ce vreți. Din păcate, eseurile lui arată că inteligența (oricît de multă!) nu te oprește să ajungi la concluzii dubioase, dacă pornești de la premise dubioase. Premisa fundamentală a autorului e că omul trebuie să aibă con
Es estupendo. Lo he leído varías veces y aún así me sigue sorprendiendo. Chesterton trasmite mucha alegría y amor por la vida.
Chesterton’s clarity of thought and incisiveness of expression never cease to impress and help me. I don’t always agree, and occasionally don’t follow, but I’m always better for it.
I must have deposited every third or fourth sentence from this book into my OneNote file for future use and reflection. His sayings go down easily, but they have a collective impact. He can skewer the fallacious assumption of one's worldview without making the reader feel personally pricked.
Chestert
Philosophy in the Edwardian Age
7 March 2016
This is one of those books that has so much in it that it is literally impossible to cover in a single review. Okay, I probably could do it but the review would be incredibly long and I would probably end up repeating everything Chesterton said in the book