The sealed envelope : toward an intelligent utopia / George Scialabba.
| Author/creator | Scialabba, George author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New Haven : Yale University Press, [2026] |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | ix, 283 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prelude: The Sealed Envelope -- "No, in Thunder!" / Christopher Lasch -- Requiem for the Enlightenment? / John Gray -- The Hedgehog and the Fox / Alasdair MacIntyre, Richard Rorty -- Can We Be Good Without God? / Charles Taylor -- Solidarity Ever? / Robert Bellah, Barbara Ehrenreich -- The Contradictions of Conservatism / William F. Buckley -- Closing Time / Allan Bloom -- Reasons and Passions / Jonathan Haidt -- Democratic Vistas, 2025 -- Where Has Our Virtue Gone? / David Bosworth, Steve Fraser -- Premature Anti-Utopians / Partisan Review -- The Dandy / Dwight Macdonald -- Democracy-Proof / Robert Dahl -- The Logic of Mass Destruction / John Dower -- Farewell, Hitch / Christopher Hitchens -- Corruption, Cruelty, Cant / Seymour Hersh, Henry Kissinger -- The Impresario / Irving Kristol -- Zippie World / Thomas Friedman -- Crowds and Culture -- The Power of Negative Thinking / Russell Jacoby -- Grand Disillusions / Nicola Chiaromonte -- The Realm of Necessity and the Realm of Freedom / Lewis Hyde -- The Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing / Michael Sandel -- Enough . . . for Now / Bill McKibben -- More Than Human? -- Envoi: What Were We Thinking? |
| Abstract | "In our moment of democracy under siege, with intellectual work popularly derided as only for 'elites,' Scialabba champions such thinkers as Richard Rorty, Barbara Ehrenreich, and Christopher Lasch, with their emphasis on democratic political culture and their faith in the capacities of ordinary people and the importance of intellectual work. This collection passes on these values 'in a sealed envelope,' as Rilke says of love between selfish lovers, for future generations to use in crafting their own 'intelligent utopia.'"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical information and index. |
| Issued in other form | Electronic version: Scialabba, George. Sealed envelope. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2026] 0300289634 |
| Genre/form | Essays. |
| ISBN | 9780300282399 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0300282397 hardcover |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | New Books | JA75.7 .S35 2026 | ✔ Available | Want This? |