Anarchy is the result of doing as one likes on the basis of the freedom to enjoy the act rather on the consequences of that act. The response to criticism, however, effectively serves the purpose of defining what lies in opposition to culture: anarchy. Rather than an assertion of philosophy like the first chapter, the second chapter is really more like a response essay. As a result, the irony is that culture is never completed because perfection cannot be attained culture is always in flux and adaptable.
In seeking perfection, there are two requirements: an eagerness to learn based on seeing things as they really are and the effort to ensure that the rest of society is constructed upon this knowledge and recognition. That definition, put simply, is a society’s inexorable movement toward the idea. The opening chapter is where the author lays down the fundamental foundation of his perspective of the definition of culture. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. The book contains most of the terms - culture, sweetness and light, Barbarian, Philistine, Hebraism, and many others - which are more associated with Arnold's work influence.These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
His often quoted phrase " the best which has been thought and said" comes from the Preface to Culture and Anarchy: The whole scope of the essay is to recommend culture as the great help out of our present difficulties culture being a pursuit of our total perfection by means of getting to know, on all the matters which most concern us, the best which has been thought and said in the world, and, through this knowledge, turning a stream of fresh and free thought upon our stock notions and habits, which we now follow staunchly but mechanically, vainly imagining that there is a virtue in following them staunchly which makes up for the mischief of following them mechanically. According to his view advanced in the book, "Culture is a study of perfection". Culture and Anarchy is a series of essays by Matthew Arnold.
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