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Easy Chair No. 134, November 11, 1986
R.J. Rushdoony and Otto Scott examine Romanticism as a cultural and intellectual movement rooted in a departure from a Christian worldview. Emerging after the Enlightenment, Romanticism replaced reason with emotion and imagination, leading to the elevation of individual feeling over moral and societal responsibility. Rushdoony highlights the descent into moral and artistic chaos, from decadent literature and modern art to rock music and media that promote sensation and isolation. Otto Scott notes the historical cycles of Renaissance, Enlightenment, and Romanticism, emphasizing how…
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