Howard Phillips called Mr. Scott
one of the greatest thinkers of the 21st century.
He was the author of
James I: Fool as King and
Robespeirre; Fool as Revolutionary.
Dad took us to Tuscon in '03 in part to meet Otto, who
Dad said would not be around much longer.
He passed on May 5, 2006.
Otto Scott and R. J. Rushdoony did many "Easy Chair" programs together.
We dug the celler listening to Scott and Rushdoony.
Both wise men, well read and experienced in the world.
Both honor the Lord, but bringing up differing perspectives to the table,
they made sweaty dirty work fun. 
Otto Scott with Dad, Fama, Lance
Otto Scott with Dad, Fama, Lance at DDP in Arizona 2003
A friend posted Otto's article this afternoon:
Adolescence is now accepted by most Americans as a strange and difficult period marked by wild swings of mood, outbursts of temper, rudeness, rebelliousness, and personality changes — all involuntary.
They would be surprised to learn that this period was unknown, unrecognized, and unseen in every previous civilization, culture, and society throughout the immensely long history of humanity. It is, even today, unknown in large areas of the inhabited world.
Read More:
http://www.visionforumministries.org/issues/cross_examination/the_invention_of_adolescence.aspx
1 comment:
Actually I'm going to have to disagree about teen angst being a new thing. Certainly it has a modern face, but hormones have been aorund for ages. It's actually quite funny to hear philosophers complain about this sort of thing! Plus ça change...
"When I was young, we were taught to be discreet and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly disrespectful and impatient of restraint".
Hesiod, 8th century BC
"What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents. They ignore the law. They riot in the streets inflamed with wild notions. Their morals are decaying. What is to become of them?"
Plato, 4th Century BC
"The young people of today think of nothing but themselves. They have no reverence for parents or old age. They are impatient of all restraint... As for the girls, they are forward, immodest and unladylike in speech, behavior and dress."
Attributed to Peter the Hermit, AD 12743
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