Heretics

by G. K. Chesterton

Overview

Heretics is a collection of 20 essays by G. K. Chesterton and published by John Lane in 1905. archaeology While the loci of the chapters of Heretics are personalities, the topics he debates are as universal to the "vague moderns" of the 21st century as they were to those of the 20th. He quotes at length and argues extensively against atheist Joseph McCabe, delivers diatribes about his close personal friend and intellectual rival, George Bernard Shaw, as well as Friedrich Nietzsche, H. G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling and an array of other major intellectuals of his day, many of whom he knew personally. The topics he touches upon range from cosmology to anthropology to soteriology and he argues against French nihilism, German humanism, English utilitarianism, the syncretism of "the vague modern", Social Darwinism, eugenics and the arrogance and misanthropy of the European intelligentsia. Together with Orthodoxy, this book is regarded as central to his corpus of moral theology. (wikipedia.org)

Chapters

1. Introductory Remarks on the Importance of Orthodoxy

2. On the Negative Spirit

3. On Mr. Rudyard Kipling and Making the World Small

4. Mr. Bernard Shaw

5. Mr. H. G. Wells and the Giants

6. Christmas and the Esthetes

7. Omar and the Sacred Vine

8. The Mildness of the Yellow Press

9. The Moods of Mr. George Moore

10. On Sandals and Simplicity

11. Science and the Savages

12. Paganism and Mr. Lowes Dickinson

13. Celts and Celtophiles

14. On Certain Modern Writers and the Institution of the Family

15. On Smart Novelists and the Smart Set

16. On Mr. McCabe and a Divine Frivolity

17. On the Wit of Whistler

18. The Fallacy of the Young Nation

19. Slum Novelists and the Slums

20. Concluding Remarks on the Importance of Orthodoxy

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798889421740
Publisher:	Indoeuropeanpublishing.com
Publication date:	03/20/2023
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Widely known as the "Prince of Paradox," G. K. Chesterton was one of the most influential English writers and thinkers of the 20th century. Chesterton's prodigious talents embraced a wide range of subjects, from philosophy and religion to detective fiction and fantasy. And while his writings are light and whimsical, they are filled with direct and honest truths.

Table of Contents

Preface     vii
Introductory Remarks on the Importance of Orthodoxy     1
On the Negative Spirit     10
On Mr. Rudyard Kipling and making the World Small     19
Mr. Bernard Shaw     29
Mr. H. G. Wells and the Giants     38
Christmas and the AEsthetes     53
Omar and the Sacred Vine     60
The Mildness of the Yellow Press     67
The Moods of Mr. George Moore     77
On Sandals and Simplicity     81
Science and the Savages     86
Paganism and Mr. Lowes Dickinson     93
Celts and Celtophiles     105
On Certain Modern Writers and the Institution of the Family     110
On Smart Novelists and the Smart Set     121
On Mr. McCabe and a Divine Frivolity     134
On the Wit of Whistler     146
The Fallacy of the Young Nation     154
Slum Novelists and the Slums     167
Concluding Remarks on the Importance of Orthodoxy     178