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100 1 _aRepplier, Agnes,
_d1855-1950
245 1 0 _aCounter-currents
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-08-07
505 0 _aThe cost of modern sentiment -- Our loss of nerve -- Christianity and war -- Women and war -- The repeal of reticence -- Popular education -- The modest immigrant -- Waiting -- Americanism.
508 _aThe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Counter-Currents" by Agnes Repplier is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The book delves into various social, political, and cultural commentary, focusing on topics such as modern sentimentality, the implications of war, and the dynamics of gender in society. Repplier examines contemporary issues through a critical lens, often contrasting emotionalism with rationality and long-held traditions. The opening of "Counter-Currents" presents a sharp critique of modern sentiment, suggesting that contemporary emotional responses can cloud judgment and lead to misguided conclusions in both social and political spheres. Repplier discusses the rise of social and philanthropic sentiment, warning against the dangers of excessive emotionalism that can undermine justice and truth. She reflects on how this trend affects perceptions of war and responsibility, illustrated through examples from politics, journalism, and personal anecdotes, highlighting a dichotomy between sentimentality and the realities of human conditions and choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cBoston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916
653 _aAmerican essays -- 20th century
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/countercurrents0000agne/page/n11/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71362
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