neo apocalyptic intellectuals alain finkielkraut george steiner emphasize concern growing illiteracy masses practice seem mainly concerned high culture illiteracy inability appreciate difficult art literary classics neo aristocratic defense called transhistorical universal human values may also often linked conservative political project return universal values implies delegitimation group conform values coincidence therefore attempts united states define common american cultural legacy tend neglect
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