| 单词 | obscurantism |
| 例句 | Feverishly he followed in periodicals the Dadaist movements and schisms, the strangely feminine jealousies and religiousness, the obscurantisms of the forming and breaking schools. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It is perhaps best to think of Zweig, he continued, as an apostle of “pacifism, tolerance and fellowship” who, in the end, was overwhelmed by the ascent of obscurantism. Stefan Zweig, Austrian Novelist, Rises Again 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z President Emmanuel Macron of France hailed him as the embodiment of “freedom and the fight against obscurantism” against “the forces of hatred and barbarism.” The Stabbing of Salman Rushdie Renews Free Speech Debates 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Instead of trafficking in stereotypes, she added, “Jihad” helps “fight against obscurantism.” His Idea for Fighting Terrorism? Funny Plays 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z But Unclebrother has struck a balance, coming to the table with neither the slick wit of today’s big-selling art nor the dour obscurantism that makes so much city art feel hard to engage with. A Catskills Art Scene Makes a Splash With Free Curry 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z It is therefore a jewel of our common humanity and a bulwark against all obscurantism and the identities which pull us apart. Hobby Lobby’s forfeited Gilgamesh tablet is headed back to Iraq, and authorities hope it will be a warning to smugglers 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z They both react to its snob appeal and elitist obscurantism. Jayson Musson: ‘Exhibit of Abstract Art’ 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z "All Arab regimes, without exception, should fall," he said, "because these regimes incarnate despotism, oppression and obscurantism." Syrian authors condemn 'savage' Homs bombardment 2012-02-09T12:15:17Z Mr. Kawara’s later work lapses into Conceptual obscurantism, but also shows his obsessive penchant for letting information generate more information, more structure. The Guggenheim Shows First On Kawara Retrospective 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Others may feel kept at a very long arm’s length by obscurantism. Samantha Hunt’s ‘Mr. Splitfoot,’ and More 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z He has always been a virtuoso of enigma and obscurantism, even — or perhaps especially — when speaking plainly. Critic?s Notebook: His Back Pages, Captured on Film 2011-05-17T19:00:20Z Occasionally, this group of poets is accused of obscurantism, or even cultishness. A Radical Poet in the Age of Google and Guantánamo 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Walker’s tendency toward protection and obscurantism runs deeper than that, however. ‘Soused,’ Scott Walker’s Unusual New Album With Sunn O))) 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z “Contemporary libertarianism too often denotes cranky obscurantism, intolerance, irrelevance and, frankly, poor scholarship and the manipulation of data, although these are not always the case or unique to it,” he writes. ‘Chicagonomics’ and ‘Economics Rules’ 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Will the astronomical truths discovered at Saro University survive the apocalypse and enlighten the survivors of the next cycle, or will the obscurantism of religion prevail? Darkness in literature: 'Nightfall' by Isaac Asimov 2012-12-19T10:52:27Z And under either of those scenarios, how much did Chinese-government pressure and obscurantism constrain the availability of evidence for assessing one or the other? The Ongoing Mystery of Covid’s Origin 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z French President Emmanuel Macron wrote that Mr Rushdie "embodied freedom and the fight against obscurantism" and was the victim "of a cowardly attack by the forces of hatred and barbarism". Salman Rushdie: Author on ventilator and unable to speak, agent says 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z “This committee, characterized for its secrecy and obscurantism, cannot be considered the appropriate venue to investigate the alleged violence of human rights,” said Esteban Beltrán, Amnesty’s director in Spain. Catalan: Spain spy chief admits legally hacking some phones 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z “This committee, characterized for its secrecy and obscurantism, cannot be considered the appropriate venue to investigate the alleged violence of human rights,” said Esteban Beltrán, the director of the rights group in Spain. Hacked phones put Spanish intelligence agency under scrutiny 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Imbued with a sense of grandeur, France harks back to the Enlightenment to speak about fighting obscurantism in the world today and proffers its secular universalism as a model for modern societies. An Uncomfortable Question in France: Are We Still a Great Power? 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z “All of these details point to obscurantism and political interference by Saudi authorities and show the lack of independence in the kingdom’s judiciary,” said Hajji, who isn’t involved in the Jabri case. The legal war between the Saudis and their former spymaster 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z “There are only a few days left for denialists and obscurantism.” Brazil’s Bolsonaro suffers wave of defeats in mayoral races 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z "What I'm trying to oppose is a certain tendency toward obscurantism and mystification," Gell-Mann continued. From My Archives: Quark Inventor Murray Gell-Mann Doubts Science Will Discover "Something Else" 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z “There is a lot of professional obscurantism about trade policy and just how complicated it is,” Mr. Falconer said. British Trade Negotiator’s Conundrum: Can He Actually Make Any Deals? 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z At the highest levels, everyone practices a kind of obscurantism, unwitting or otherwise. The Prophets of Cryptocurrency Survey the Boom and Bust 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z It’s a prologue to an elegant crash course in the history of postmodernism and why Peterson’s obscurantism makes him difficult to argue with. The Oscar Wilde of YouTube fights the alt-right with decadence and seduction 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z I’m most interested in the bright line that Pinker draws between the empirical spirit of science and the unreasoning obscurantism he suggests otherwise prevails. Opinion | The Edges of Reason 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z In contrast to Ms. Le Pen, he took a backhanded slap at Mr. Trump, promising refuge in enlightened France to American scientists, academics and companies “fighting obscurantism” at home. In France, Le Pen Echoes Trump’s Bleak Populism in Campaign Kickoff 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Institutions of supposedly higher education are awash with hysteria, authoritarianism, obscurantism, philistinism and charlatanry. Higher education is awash with hysteria. That might have helped elect Trump. 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z The Leave camp countered with obscurantism and hollow sloganeering. Britain’s Referendum Was Not a Triumph of Democracy 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z For him, obscurantism was not a branding ploy—it was an attempt at togetherness. The Impenetrable Genius of Prince 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z I like Douthat’s columns but I wish he would just accept that his beliefs are not provable and all the introspection in the world will not cause them to be anything but obscurantism. Opinion | The Edges of Reason 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z But Trump’s obscurantism remains the most blatant and most troubling. Every presidential candidate should release full tax returns 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z I hope I cut through obscurantism with clarity. Salon’s Richard Dawkins peace summit: “I am against all religion … I think I’d call myself a lover of truth. I’m intolerant of bullsh*t” 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z The business class of the early industrial era, then, had brought about not only the conditions for constant technological improvement, but the demise of religious obscurantism and the emergence of sociological realism. Ten books that changed the world 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z It was “unacceptable that art, the compass of freedom, suffer because of the obscurantism of some people”, they said. Vandals attack 'queen's vagina' sculpture at Palace of Versailles 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z This entire column is really a stretch, it's ivory tower luxury to contemplate "unreasoning obscurantism" and its connection to macrobiotic diets. Opinion | The Edges of Reason 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z “Russia itself is sinking into lies, violence, obscurantism and imperial hysteria,” he wrote in the Kyiv Post. Boris Nemtsov’s murder is another dark sign for Russia 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Scientists and satirists everywhere must remain vigilant to protect liberties, and to fight obscurantism in any form. Science and satire 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Denying climate change is not Rebelo’s only contribution to policy obscurantism. Brazil's Former Sports Minister is Moved to Science Post Despite Rejection of Global Warming Science 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Brushing aside Jews’ sensitivities to this kind of research, for instance, he blithely proclaims: “The days of pogroms are past, and to ignore every difficult subject would serve only the forces of obscurantism.” Book review: “A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History,” by Nicholas Wade “Science keeps religion from sinking into the valley of crippling irrationalism and paralyzing obscurantism,” he said. Martin Luther King, Jr. On Science And Religion 2014-01-20T22:12:00Z He hoped to see ordinary Englishmen and women like himself liberated from the shackles of the venal and violently enforced obscurantism of the Mediaeval Catholic Church. What Hilary Mantel's Thomas Cromwell Teaches About Power 2012-10-21T05:05:38Z Satire, wit and mockery remain surprisingly effective ways to voice dissent, and to highlight the absurdities, hypocrisy, injustice and oppression of authoritarian regimes and religious obscurantism. Science and satire 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z "It is the exact opposite of the obscurantism that annihilates the principles and destroys the values of Islam by spreading violence and hatred." Louvre opens Islamic art wing 2012-09-21T12:35:02Z And time is ticking away for all the important things that the government, the judiciary and the military ought to be doing to rid the country of poverty, shortages, obscurantism and militancy. Pakistan's ruinous political farce 2012-06-21T18:24:43Z The Middle Ages, despite the obscurantism of the Church, had far better claim to that title. Shelburne Essays, Third Series 2012-04-16T02:00:02.027Z The controversy was assumed to be against prejudice, ignorance, obscurantism; what monks were to Erasmus the clergy as such were to Woolston. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z They viewed it as a sign of reactionary obscurantism, an obstacle to modernity. Op-Ed Contributor: The Turban, Defiled by Suicide Bombers, Has Biblical Roots 2011-10-08T02:43:45Z In Germany, as elsewhere, the victory of the Papacy was the victory of obscurantism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z Nowhere else was the influence and power of the clergy so wide-spread and deeply rooted, nowhere else has the depravation of Catholicism reached such a depth of superstition, obscurantism, and fanaticism. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z Yet his own papal career ended in political obscurantism and the absurdities of the Syllabus. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z I was about to protest against the atrocious obscurantism of this outburst, when my attention was caught by a strange sound of fluttering in the letters of the sky-sign above the house. All Men are Ghosts 2011-06-28T02:00:12.497Z The opinion that the religious reformers were the champions of liberty of thought against the obscurantism of Rome is the outgrowth of later experience. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z "The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing," is sound psychology, and not scepticism or obscurantism. Religion and Science From Galileo to Bergson 2011-04-07T02:00:16.760Z "And anyhow," added his friend, probably erroneously, "it will outlast the other churches, for all its obscurantism, so if you want a going concern, join it." What Not A Prophetic Comedy 2011-02-09T03:00:50.423Z Chicago certainly has a personality, and it would be obscurantism of the most modern kind to pretend that there was no “soul” in Chicago either to like or to dislike. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z In the UK, an editorial in The Times called the new edition "a well-intentioned act of cultural vandalism and obscurantism that constricts rather than expands the life of the mind". Furore over 'censored' Huck Finn 2011-01-06T12:18:54Z It was not until the agitators resorted to the Blood Accusation—that never-failing decoy of obscurantism and superstition—that Hungary took a definite place in the anti-Semitic movement. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" It is not only theologians who have, in the history of thought, been guilty of obscurantism. Religion and Science From Galileo to Bergson 2011-04-07T02:00:16.760Z Precisely at this point one encounters a difficulty raised by critical comment on fiction, the whole complex of obscurantism about "realism" and "romanticism." The Technique of Fiction Writing On the other hand neither St. Paul, nor any of the New Testament writers, can be accused of the sort of obscurantism to which the later Church has often fallen a victim. St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians A Practical Exposition Something was faulty with a movement which contained so much obscurantism and bigotry. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance Not at all—for the things obscurantism glories in are things beneath reason, which is quite another affair. God and Mr. Wells A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King' Austria, with her long line of Hapsburg monarchs, her tyranny, her obscurantism, her tenacious hold upon the past, had been the enemy or the oppressor of every State in turn. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe But on the other hand the infallibility ascribed to the Bible has been an easy weapon for obscurantism, and a drag on intellectual progress. Landmarks in the History of Early Christianity Thus it was that mysticism and obscurantism took the place of enlightenment as a measure of self-defence. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy As these two were the great masters of obscurantism, the lecture should have been, of course, as perfect a specimen as either of darkness and emptiness. Buchanan's Journal of Man, September 1887 Volume 1, Number 8 Lord Eldon was always before him as the typical representative of obstruction and obscurantism. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. In a certain sense every form of responsibility is obscurantism. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations For why is there a danger of our instrument of education being turned into an instrument of obscurantism? The School and the World Murphy was not told many of these latter things, though obscurantism is always to be utterly condemned. 'Murphy' A Message to Dog Lovers But Mr. Cecil's strong feelings occasionally carry him too far, as when in the preface he seems to use "religious obscurantism" as a synonym for religion generally. Montaigne and Shakspere I could look with perfectly cold blood on this knight of obscurantism writhing on the rack.” The Goose Man One hopes there will always be a "persiflage" like that of Voltaire to clear the human stage of stupid tyranny and drive the mud-monsters of obscurantism back into their mid-night caverns. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations Only in the vast obscurantism of London is there safety for these exiles. William Pitt and the Great War The mediæval church system did not contain as much obscurantism in Italy as in some other countries, and the interests of the Italians were intertwined with the hierarchical interests of Rome in many ways. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Even in its darkest days a few voices had been raised against the prevailing obscurantism. The New World of Islam Moreover, we know that the humanistic knowledge of his youth was not exclusively his own, in spite of all he afterwards said about Dutch ignorance and obscurantism. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation The contrast between the liberalism of the northern sovereigns, and the obscurantism of the court of France, was never lost from sight. Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. As for Sardinia, the childish obscurantism of the Court of Turin had nursed to quick life a mushroom growth of Jacobinism. William Pitt and the Great War Its greatest crime was obscurantism, which was war on knowledge and civilization. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Most significant of all, Vambéry found even the secluded women of the harems, "those bulwarks of obscurantism," notably changed. The New World of Islam In the advocates of tradition he saw only obscurantism, conservatism, and ignorant opposition to bonae literae, that is, the good cause for which he and his partisans battled. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation Tiresome doggrel of this kind was the strongest retort that the party of obscurantism could muster against the vigour, grace, and sparkle of Voltaire. Diderot and the Encyclopædists Volume II. It simultaneously acquired a title that constituted a very miracle of obscurantism and incongruity, warranted to bewilder everybody. Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 We can find no symbol for the adversary of life, no symbol for the malignant obscurantism and the sneering malice that resist creation. The Complex Vision The two bands speedily drew off into their rival camps, to arm themselves in the new conflict for mastery between obscurantism and illumination. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 And although Puritan orthodoxy in New England had grown rigid and dogmatic, it had never used the weapons of obscurantism. Brief History of English and American Literature There is no salvation in that sickly obscurantism which attempts to evade realities by confusing itself about them. The Necessity of Atheism Rarely has a deadlier foe of priestly obscurantism and mediæval mysteries worn the episcopal robes. Essays on Scandinavian Literature Thus the true opposite of creation is not destruction, but the inert, heavy, thick, callous, brutal, insensitive "obscurantism" or "material opacity" which resists the pressure of the creative spirit. The Complex Vision Bahá’u’lláh17 appeared at a time when the Persian Empire was immersed in profound obscurantism and ignorance and lost in the blindest fanaticism. Some Answered Questions Everywhere, the secularization of society’s upper levels seemed to go hand in hand with a pervasive religious obscurantism among the general population. Century of Light But it is an excellent example of what effect religious obscurantism may exert in backward sections of our country. The Necessity of Atheism The conflict of opinions and parties, of privilege and freedom, of science and obscurantism, was transferred from the secret chamber of a small, privileged, professional, and sacerdotal coterie to the arena of the reading public. The Age of the Reformation It may be an excuse for cruelty and obscurantism. The Complex Vision Now we say advisedly “primitive gods,” and this with no intention of obscurantism. Ancient Art and Ritual They succeed, in spite of their obscurantism, because they do confess and meet man's central need, his need to be saved. Preaching and Paganism The obscurantism placed upon sexual matters has caused more physical and mental distress than most of our organic diseases. The Necessity of Atheism And although Puritan orthodoxy in New England had grown rigid and dogmatic it had never used the weapons of obscurantism. Initial Studies in American Letters Encouraged by the success of the new ideas, the Maskilim became more aggressive in their struggle with obscurantism. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) Disregard of it has led to incalculable social wrong and individual suffering, oppressions and persecutions, unprogressive obscurantism, joined with perverted ideals and intellectual arrest. Thomas Henry Huxley A Character Sketch Were I to retort the abuse, with which my own creed is daily bespattered, I should describe him further as the only victim of clerical obscurantism to be found in Ireland. The Open Secret of Ireland The amazing crudity of this avowed obscurantism is likely to make the orthodox apologist writhe, and to move the rationalist to contemptuous laughter. Outspoken Essays It was the great counter-principle to asceticism in life and morals, to formalism in art, to absolutism in the social ordering, to obscurantism in thought. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) The most substantial product of this movement was the Neo-Hebraic literary renaissance which had already appeared in faint outlines on the sombre background of external oppression and internal obscurantism during the preceding period. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) The contrast between the dull obscurantism of Lisbon and the benevolent intentions of Brussels struck the popular imagination. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) During all this period their continental competitors were either burdened with autocratic obscurantism or else were weakened by civil struggles and the fatal consequences of military aggression. The Promise of American Life It is in itself an argument which has no necessary connexion with obscurantism. Outspoken Essays In every transaction into which it was possible to import them, 199 reaction and obscurantism were not only commonly employed but heartily recommended. The Fight For The Republic in China They advocated the necessity of a Russian elementary education and of secular culture in general; they emphasized the uselessness of the traditional Jewish school training, and exposed superstition and obscurantism. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) But for the obstructiveness and obscurantism of the Transvaal Boers, the rate of progress and development which would characterise the whole South African continent would be unparalleled in the history of any other country. Native Races and the War How many times have the same objections in Ireland been put down to clerical obscurantism? Ireland and the Home Rule Movement The romantic attitude is indeed as much out of date as that of hypocritical and shamefaced obscurantism. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society Much of this new philosophy is a kind of higher obscurantism; the man in the street applauds Bergson and William James because he dislikes science and logic, and values will, courage and sentiment. Cambridge Essays on Education The struggle with the fiends of obscurantism, who stifle every endeavor for popular enlightenment. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) It was more of a shock to realise that this most obscurantist of all types of obscurantism is still sometimes regarded as a sort of liberalism. The New Jerusalem He plunged fiercely into the human arena, and fought through a laborious life, against obscurantism, stupidity and tyranny. One Hundred Best Books But men of science are still happiest when denouncing the ‘obscurantism’ of those who opposed Copernicus, Mr. Darwin, and the rest, in dread of the moral results. Cock Lane and Common-Sense Philosophical speculation is, on the whole, a hindrance to the Germans, for it tends to induce a tendency to obscurantism. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters I know there will be "disasters," and I think them much less disastrous than those attending the methods of obscurantism and restraint. Sex and Common-Sense The biggest ruin on Athos is a boys' school planned in the eighteenth century to meet the educational needs of all the Orthodox in the Ottoman Empire, and wrecked on the reefs of monastic obscurantism. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey For simply differing from the obscurantism of his age, and having opinions of his own. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" For the same reason, the concentration of talent in the government contrasts, in Austria, more violently with the obscurantism of the provinces than in any other state. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 Ibsen meditated upon the obscurantism of the old régime until he created figures like Rosmer, in whom the characteristics of that school are crystallized. Henrik Ibsen He had an enthusiastic and credulous sort of anti-clericalism which made him lump together religion—especially Catholicism—and obscurantism, and see in priests the natural foe of light. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House Ha-Shahar soon became the centre of a hot crusade against obscurantism. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) The demagogues have called in all the reserves of obscurantism to extinguish the last gleams of good sense that lingered in the people, and to reduce them to imbecility. Clerambault The Story of an Independent Spirit During the War It seemed that the powers of obscurantism were lifting up their heads with a new menace, and there was an instinctive feeling that all the forces of reason should be brought into the field. A History of Freedom of Thought Where superficial harmony is the aim and conflict the fact, obscurantism in a public appeal is the usual result. Public Opinion Skabitchevsky in his history attacks him for obscurantism and treachery, but, my God! of all contemporary writers I don't know a single one so passionately and earnestly liberal as Pisemsky. Letters of Anton Chekhov Thereafter he occupied an independent position, and he could dare wage uncompromising warfare with obscurantism and the mystics. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) The Lord is a God of Knowledge, and every form of intellectual timidity and obscurantism is contrary to godliness. Religious Reality Terrified by the sights and sounds of their threatened territory - they succumbed to obscurantism, resorted to the nostalgic, the abstract and the fantastic, rather than to the pragmatic. After the Rain : how the West lost the East Medieval Europe does not represent a temporary triumph of obscurantism, useless and deplorable, but a valuable and necessary stage in human progress. The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth In every transaction into which it was possible to import them, reaction and obscurantism were not only commonly employed but heartily recommended. The Fight for the Republic in China War to mediaeval obscurantism, war to modern indifference, was the plan of his campaign. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) In a speech that lashed and flayed the forces of reaction and obscurantism, he demanded that the party stand by the right of the people to rule. Theodore Roosevelt and His Times The normal woman, in so far as she has any religion at all, moves irresistibly toward Catholicism, with its poetical obscurantism. In Defense of Women It had become an undisguised conflict with obscurantism, ignorance, a time-worn routine, and all that barred the way to culture. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) |
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