Degenerate Moderns: Modernity As Rationalized Sexual Misbehavior (Paperback)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 259 pages
• Publisher: Ignatius Press (April 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898704472
• ISBN-13: 978-0898704471
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #544,358 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely insightful analysis of what ails "Modernity", January 9, 1999

By A Customer

I bought and read this book in pre-Monica 1994, and it was an eye-opener. He basically offers a coherent theory for the amazing disparities between the private behavior and thought, and public behavior and thought, of the shapers of "Modernity" and which was revealed in Paul Johnson's "Intellectuals." Much of his analysis revolves around the two ultimate alternatives in the intellectual life: "either one conforms desire to the truth or one conforms truth to desire." Some of the chapter titles characterize what this book is about: "Samoa Lost: Margaret Mead, Cultural Relativism, and the Guilty Imagination"..."Stanley and Jane's Excellent Adventure: Or, Why Politically Correct Professors Hate Western Civilization"..."Sigmund and Minna and Carl and Sabina: The Birth of Psychoanalysis out of the Personal Lives of Its Founders." I'd strongly recommend this book to anyone trying to understand the deterioration in the traditional norms and values of Western Civilization, or what has been called the "culture war."

18 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exposing Modernism and its Lies - a superbly written expose', August 13, 2002

By	JC Canevari (Poughkeepsie, NY United States) - See all my reviews

I will not go on attempting to explain how excellent E. Michael Jones' books are. Read them for yourself - and understand that his writing style and thought provoking content are above anything out there that speaks to the current culture "war" and the decline of Western Civilization. His work is detailed, poignant and sincere. I recommend this, and all of his writings to anyone who wishes to see beyond the standard set of garbage that is taught about modern culture and its wonders.

23 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Required reading for anyone who practices Psychology., June 29, 1999

By A Customer

This book is truely one of the greatest books written in the 20th century. Anyone who reads this book with an open heart will understand that he is responsible for his behavior. This book changed my life, forcing me to confront my own sinfulness. Jones explains more about human behavior in this one little book than all of the psychologists of the 20th century combined.

YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK!