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 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