The New Grand Narrative? 


From International Herald Tribune, by David Brooks, "The Age of Darwin." Fascinating. 
 
"And it occurred to me that while we postmoderns say we detest all-explaining narratives, in fact a newish grand narrative has crept upon us willy-nilly and is now all around. Once the Bible shaped all conversation, then Marx, then Freud, but today Darwin is everywhere.... 
 
"We have a central cosmology to embrace, argue with or unconsciously submit to." 

No further comments from me this morning, though there's a lot that could be said.

Thanks to ChristDot for the link. 

Posted: Wed - April 18, 2007 at 09:43 AM           |

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