Visions of Order Visions of Order ( 1964 ) is a posthumously-published work by conservative scholar Richard M. Weaver which argues that Western culture is in decline because many of its intellectuals refuse to believe in an underlying order of things -- in the way things are , irrespective of beliefs about them . More specific targets of Weaver 's wrath in this book include : the theory of biological evolution , public education , total wars , the immanentizing of social ideals , and an over-emphasis on function over status . This article about a non-fiction book is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Categories : Non-fiction book stubs | 1964 books 