Sacred Order/Social Order: The Crisis of the Officer Class: The Decline of the Tragic Sensibility

Philip Rieff earned recognition as one of the most profound social theorists of culture and authority of the twentieth century. Through such works as Freud: The Mind of the Moralist and The Triumph of the Therapeutic, he proved himself an incisive interpreter of Freud and his legacy. His work now culminates with the long—awaited trilogy, Sacred Order/Social Order, a three—volume work on social theory and contemporary culture.

In Volume 2, The Crisis of the Officer Class: The Death of the Tra...