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NORMATIVE CULTURES BOOKS BY ROBERT CUMMINGS NEVILLE God the Creator: On the Transcendence and Presence of God (Chicago, 1968) The Cosmology of Freedom (Yale, 1974) Soldier, Sage, Saint (Fordham, 1978) Creativity and God: A Challenge to Process Theology (Seabury, 1980) Published by the State University of New York Press Reconstruction of Thinking (1981)* The Tao and the Daimon: Segments of a Religious Inquiry (1982) The Puritan Smile: A Look toward Moral Reflection (1987) New Essays in Metaphysics (edited, 1987) Recovery of the Measure: Interpretation and Nature (1989)* Behind the Masks of God: An Essay Toward Comparative Theology (1991) A Theology Primer (1991) God the Creator (corrected edition with a new preface, 1992) The Highroad around Modernism (1992) Eternity and Time’s Flow (1993) *Volumes in the series, Axiology of Thinking Normative Cultures ROBERT CUMMINGS NEVILLE State University of New York Press Published by State University of New York Press, Albany © 1995 State University of New York All nights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 12246 Production by Marilyn P. Semerad Marketing by Fran Keneston Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Neville, Robert C. Normative cultures / by Robert Cummings Neville. p- cm.— (Axiology of thinking ; v. 3) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-2577-0 (alk. paper). — ISBN 0-7914-2578-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Theory (Philosophy) 2. Values. 3. Philosophy, Comparative. 4. Thought and thinking. I. Title. II. Series: Neville, Robert C. Axiology of thinking series ; v. 3. B842.N48 1995 121°.8—dc20 94-3343 CIP 1098765432 1 For Paul Weiss Ada Steele Brumbaugh In Memory of Robert Sherrill Brumbaugh Volume Three of Axiology of Thinking Containing Parts Four and Five Part 4. Theory Part 5. Responsibility Vol. 1. Reconstruction of Thinking Part 1. Foundations Part 2. Imagination Vol. 2. Recovery of the Measure Part 3. Interpretation Vol. 3. Normative Cultures Part 4. Theory Part 5. Responsibility