David Brin On Michael Crichton In The Context Of Enlightement, Modernism And Current Anti-Science Mood.

David Brin (http://davidbrin.blogspot.com) is in the process of writing a long and very thought-provoking series of posts about Modernism and Enlightement, and the current anti-Modernism and anti-Science mood, including Chrichton as one of the case-studies. Well worth reading. I'll have to go back and read more closely and, in a few months, remember to nominate for Koufax Best Series Award.

The Real Culture War
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2004/12/real-culture-war.html
(and related article: http://www.davidbrin.com/realculturewar1.html)

The Issue is Modernity
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2004/12/issue-is-modernity.html

The Radical Notion Of Modernism
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2005/01/radical-notion-of-modernism.html

Modernism Part 2.
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2005/01/modernism-part-2.html

Modernism Part 3: the Era of Can-Do
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2005/01/modernism-part-3-era-of-can-do.html

4: The Second Phase Of Modernism
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2005/01/tthe-second-phase-of-modernism.html

Part 5: MODERNISM TAKES A TUMBLE
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2005/01/part-5-modernism-take-tumble.html

6: Modernism Overcomes Setbacks
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2005/01/6-modernism-overcomes-setbacks.html

Modernism Part 7: Post WWII Caution/Confidence
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2005/01/modernism-part-7-post-wwii.html

Modernism Part 8: The Price of Hubris
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2005/01/modernism-part-8-price-of-hubris.html

Part 9: MODERNISM AT ITS NADIR
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2005/01/part-9-modernism-at-its-nadir.html

10. How Liberalism has Betrayed Modernity
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2005/01/10-how-liberalism-has-betrayed.html

An aside about this dichotomy of mine...
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2005/02/aside-about-this-dichotomy-of-mine.html

Back to Modernism (part 11): Under Assault from All Sides
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2005/02/back-to-modernism-part-11.html

Modernism Part 12: ILLUSTRATING THIS DIVIDE WITHIN THE ARTS:MODERNITY VS ROMANTICISM IN FICTION
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2005/02/modernism-part-12.html

Modernism Part 13: Michael Crichton vs Science
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2005/02/modernism-part-13-michael-crichton-vs.html

Modernism Part 14: more on Crichton vs science
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2005/02/modernism-part-14-more-on-crichton-vs.html

Modernism Part 15: Modernism & Science are assaulted from all sides...
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2005/02/modernism-part-15-modernism-science.html

Modernism Part 16: It goes beyond the arts...
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2005/03/modernism-part-16-it-goes-beyond-arts.html

Aside: How the US saved the world by buying vast amounts of stuff...
http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2005/03/aside-how-us-saved-world-by-buying.html