Online version of Erics Gans - A new way of thinking .

I'll mention that we have discussed the possibility of a new edition of *Originary Thinking*\--in principle, Gans would like to do it.

Omnicentrism, yes, but some centers are more central than others.

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Yes, it's a tough one to get ahold of. So is *The End of Culture*. If Spuyten Duyvil is open to it, we might be able to reasonably priced, easily accessible editions of much of Eric's work.

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One of the residual Dutch names in NYC--it's named after a creek and neighborhood in the Bronx (I suppose the neighborhood was named after the creek).

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There are practices that are now housed within liberalism that are not going away, and a strong sense of individuality is probably one of those practices. In fact, something like that will need to be enhanced under "absolutism" (or whatever it ends up being called), because liberalism hypes it but actually corrodes it. So, yes, there will be a dialectic with liberalism. I think the idea of clarifying imperatives we all hear and try to obey is consistent with what you are saying here. The point about "concentric circles around the sovereign center" is the one I wanted to make. But heightened individuality also means heightened resentment--anyone can see himself as a potential occupant of a more highly "assessed" center. This is the kind of thing Gans thinks can only be sorted out in liberal democracy and "market society." The alternative would be conferring honor on the fulfillment and "filling out" of the imperatives one was "meant" to obey. The imperatives get increasingly concise and precise, while covering wider fields, so greater preparedness and intelligence is required to complement their "letter" with their "spirit."

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Yes, that's me over there.