Alive for Learning A Memoir in Brief |
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| Author:
| Reitz, Charles |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5451-4291-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2017 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.73 |
Book Description:
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Charles Reitz at age 71 reflects on his early demoralization and alienation caused by the effects of poverty and racism in the U.S. and especially its warmaking. He points to formative pursuits in his life that disclosed a love of learning and political action as the key the sources of existential satisfaction and meaning for life. His social and political aspirations are addressed as well as the personal aspects of his life. He has the audacity to argue the need for an alternative...
More DescriptionCharles Reitz at age 71 reflects on his early demoralization and alienation caused by the effects of poverty and racism in the U.S. and especially its warmaking. He points to formative pursuits in his life that disclosed a love of learning and political action as the key the sources of existential satisfaction and meaning for life. His social and political aspirations are addressed as well as the personal aspects of his life. He has the audacity to argue the need for an alternative world economic system and the radical philosophical resources to envision Green Commonwealth as an effective form of "utopia," an attainable form of freedom, equality, and justice.