Propagation vs. Propaganda in Education

On ordinate reactions to reality

Hugh of Saint Victor

I have previously written about The Abolition of Man, a collection of three lectures by C.S. Lewis that warned against moral relativism. A major part of these lectures had to do with how the younger generation is educated. In fact, this formed the starting point of Lewis’ entire argument.

In the first chapter, “Men without Chests,” Lewis recounted how he had been sent a book on English intended for schoolboys and girls. He called it The Green Book and its authors Gaius and Titius in order to conceal their identities. His main concern was about one particular section of the text: