For no continuity of social... by Kenneth Burke, an American Philosopher

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“For no continuity of social act is possible without a corresponding social status and the many different kinds of act required in an industrial state, with its high degree of specialization, make for corresponding classification of status.”

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Name: Kenneth Burke

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: May 5, 1897

Date of Death: Nov 19, 1993

Profession: Philosopher

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For no continuity of social act is possible without a corresponding social status and the many different kinds of act required in an industrial state, with its high degree of specialization, make for corresponding classification of status.

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We not only interpret the character of events... we may also interpret our interpretations.

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Our purpose is simply to ask how theological principles can be shown to have usable secular analogues that throw light upon the nature of language.

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Dignity belongs to the conquered.

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Creation implies authority in the sense of originator. The possibility of a 'Fall' is implied in a Covenant insofar as the idea of a Covenant implies the possibility of its being violated.

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