Ideas Have Consequences

Richard M. Weaver's "Ideas Have Consequences," a foundational text of modern conservatism, was first published in 1948. Weaver argues that the decline of Western civilization stems from the rising acceptance of relativism over absolute reality, which has weakened society's capacity to reason. He presents an unsparing diagnosis of modern ills and offers a remedy: a renewed acceptance of absolute reality, recognizing that ideas, like actions, carry significant consequences.