Russell Nieli
Biographic Data
| ID | 1673514 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Russell Nieli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Russell |
| FAMILY NAME | Nieli |
| SIGNATURE | NIELI R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Merit vs. Equality
Bell, Daniel (1919–2011)
Daniel Bell was one of the most influential American sociologists and social theorists in the middle years of the twentieth century. This entry describes three “big ideas” that Bell developed in his work that helped contribute to his widespread influence and reputation: (1) that the promises of the various political ideologies derived from Marx and other utopian thinkers had proven in time to be illusory and would never command the respect they o…
Wounds that will not heal
Overview: Racial preference policies first came on the national scene as a response to black poverty and alienation in America as dramatically revealed in the destructive urban riots of the late 1960s. From the start, however, preference policies were controversial and were greeted by many, including many who had fought the good fight against segregation and Jim Crow to further a color-blind justice, with a sense of outrage and deep betrayal. In …
The Decline and Revival of Liberal Learning at Duke
Small programs can make a big difference on college campuses. At Duke University, a few dedicated people, with the support of college administrators, exploited the all-too-evident liabilities of curriculum fragmentation, political correctness, and the lack of direction felt by undergraduate students to create intellectually valuable and stimulating new offerings. Russell Nieli tells how the Gerst and Focus programs have influenced that university…
Contemporary Voices of White Nationalism in America
This book presents ten alarmingly candid interviews by some of the most prominent members of what co-editors Carol M. Swain and Russ Nieli warn is a growing White Nationalist movement. The ten people interviewed in this volume make statements that are sure to shock, amuse, challenge, and provoke the typical reader. Their remarks are of particular interest, Swain and Nieli believe, for understanding how the many race-conscious whites who lie outsi…
Commercial Society and Christian Virtue
From earliest apostolic and patristic times, Christian writers have generally been suspicious of the common human desire to improve one's economic status. In Britain, however, by the end of the seventeenth century, this suspicion had all but vanished as most Christians began to accommodate themselves to the exigencies of an increasingly dynamic commercial society. This article takes up the early eighteenth-century controversy over the compatibili…
Spheres of Intimacy and the Adam Smith Problem
Spheres of Intimacy and the Adam Smith Problem
Commercial Society and Christian Virtue
From earliest apostolic and patristic times, Christian writers have generally been suspicious of the common human desire to improve one's economic status. In Britain, however, by the end of the seventeenth century, this suspicion had all but vanished as most Christians began to accommodate themselves to the exigencies of an increasingly dynamic commercial society. This article takes up the early eighteenth-century controversy over the compatibili…
Spheres of Intimacy and the Adam Smith Problem
Commercial Society and Christian Virtue
From earliest apostolic and patristic times, Christian writers have generally been suspicious of the common human desire to improve one's economic status. In Britain, however, by the end of the seventeenth century, this suspicion had all but vanished as most Christians began to accommodate themselves to the exigencies of an increasingly dynamic commercial society. This article takes up the early eighteenth-century controversy over the compatibili…
Contemporary Voices of White Nationalism in America
This book presents ten alarmingly candid interviews by some of the most prominent members of what co-editors Carol M. Swain and Russ Nieli warn is a growing White Nationalist movement. The ten people interviewed in this volume make statements that are sure to shock, amuse, challenge, and provoke the typical reader. Their remarks are of particular interest, Swain and Nieli believe, for understanding how the many race-conscious whites who lie outsi…
The Decline and Revival of Liberal Learning at Duke
Small programs can make a big difference on college campuses. At Duke University, a few dedicated people, with the support of college administrators, exploited the all-too-evident liabilities of curriculum fragmentation, political correctness, and the lack of direction felt by undergraduate students to create intellectually valuable and stimulating new offerings. Russell Nieli tells how the Gerst and Focus programs have influenced that university…
Wounds that will not heal
Overview: Racial preference policies first came on the national scene as a response to black poverty and alienation in America as dramatically revealed in the destructive urban riots of the late 1960s. From the start, however, preference policies were controversial and were greeted by many, including many who had fought the good fight against segregation and Jim Crow to further a color-blind justice, with a sense of outrage and deep betrayal. In …
Bell, Daniel (1919–2011)
Daniel Bell was one of the most influential American sociologists and social theorists in the middle years of the twentieth century. This entry describes three “big ideas” that Bell developed in his work that helped contribute to his widespread influence and reputation: (1) that the promises of the various political ideologies derived from Marx and other utopian thinkers had proven in time to be illusory and would never command the respect they o…
Merit vs. Equality
Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Politics (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy of education (2 works)