Life Under Compulsion: Ten Ways to Destroy the Humanity of Your Child by Anthony

Description: Life Under Compulsion by Anthony Esolen Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description How to raise children who can sit with a good book and read? Who are moved by beauty? Who delight in innocence? Who have no compulsions – who dont have to buy the latest this or that vanity? Who are not bound to the instant urge, wherever it may be found? In this follow-up to his acclaimed book Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child, Anthony Esolen shows the way. Publisher Description How to raise children who can sit with a good book and read? Who are moved by beauty? Who delight in innocence? Who have no compulsions – who dont have to buy the latest this or that vanity? Who are not bound to the instant urge, wherever it may be found?Thoughtful parents everywhere ask such questions but struggle to find answers. But now, in this eagerly anticipated follow-up to his acclaimed book Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child, Anthony Esolen shows the way.Although freedom has become a byword of our age, Esolen shows why the common understanding of freedom – as a permission slip to do as you please – is narrow, misleading…and dangerous. He draws on great thinkers of the Western tradition, from Aristotle and Cicero to Dante and Shakespeare to John Adams and C.S. Lewis, to remind us what human freedom truly means.Life Under Compulsion shows why our children are not free at all but in fact are becoming slaves to compulsions. Some compulsions come from without: government mandates that determine what children are taught, and even what they can eat in school. Others come from within: the itches that must be scratched, the passions by which children (like the rest of us) can be mastered.Common Core, smartphones, video games, sex ed, travel teams, Twitter, politicians, popular music, advertising, a world with more genders than there are flavours of ice cream – these and many other aspects of contemporary life come under Esolens sweeping gaze in Life Under Compulsion.This elegantly written book restores lost wisdom about education, parenting, literature, music, art, philosophy, and leisure. It also restates the importance of concepts so often dismissed today: truth, beauty, goodness, love, faith, and virtue. But above all else, it reminds us of a fundamental truth: that a child is a human being. Countercultural in the best sense of term, Life Under Compulsion is an indispensable guide for any parent who wants to help a child remove the shackles and enjoy a truly free, and full, life. Author Biography Anthony Esolen is the author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization and Ironies of Faith and the translator and editor of the celebrated three-volume Modern Library edition of Dantes Divine Comedy. He is a professor of English at Providence College and a senior editor of Touchstone magazine. Esolen lives in Rhode Island, USA with his family. Details ISBN 1610170946 ISBN-13 9781610170949 Title Life Under Compulsion Author Anthony Esolen Format Hardcover Year 2015 Pages 256 Publisher Regnery Publishing Inc GE_Item_ID:137860483; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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