The study of history and philosophy, accompanied by some acquaintance with art and literature, should be for lawyers and engineers as well as for those who study in arts faculties. Terry Eagleton accompanyacquaintanceart Change image and share on social
I say that virtue is really all about enjoying yourself, living fully; but of course it is far from obvious what living fully actually means. Terry Eagleton enjoyfullylive Change image and share on social
The political currents that topped the global agenda in the late 20th century - revolutionary nationalism, feminism and ethnic struggle - place culture at their heart. Terry Eagleton 20thagendumcentury Change image and share on social
There is no way in which we can retrospectively erase the Treaty of Vienna or the Great Irish Famine. It is a peculiar feature of human actions that, once performed, they can never be recuperated. What is true of the past will always be true of it. Terry Eagleton actionerasefamine share on social
The conversion of agnostic High Tories to the Anglican church is always rather suspect. It seems too pat and predictable, too clearly a matter of politics rather than faith. Terry Eagleton agnosticanglicanchurch Change image and share on social
Deconstruction insists not that truth is illusory but that it is institutional. Terry Eagleton deconstructionillusoryinsist Change image and share on social
What's wrong with a bit of nostalgia between friends? I think nostalgia sometimes gets too much of a bad press. Terry Eagleton badbitefriend Change image and share on social
One side-effect of the so-called war on terror has been a crisis of liberalism. This is not only a question of alarmingly illiberal legislation, but a more general problem of how the liberal state deals with its anti-liberal enemies. Terry Eagleton alarminglyanticall share on social
Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is 'The Book of British Birds,' and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology. Terry Eagleton biologybirdbook Change image and share on social
Real men study law and engineering, while ideas and values are for sissies. The humanities should constitute the core of any university worth the name. Terry Eagleton constitutecoreengineer Change image and share on social
