Originally published in 1953, Robert Nisbet’s The Quest for Community is a classic of post-War American political thought. Drawing on Edmund Burke and Alexis de Tocqueville, Nisbet offers a diagnosis of the decline of the organizations and institutions that constitute civil society as they are threatened by radical individualism on the one hand and an increasingly powerful state on the other.

Led by Greg Collins. This reading group will meet on Wednesday, Oct 22 and Wednesday, Oct 29. Dinner will be served. This reading group is cosponsored by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.

Schedule (Wed 10/22 & 10/29)
4.00–5.30 Discussion
5.30–6.15 Dinner

Copies of The Quest for Community will be provided to all participants. Space is limited; to sign up use the form below. For more information please contact Peter Wicks.

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