Several reading assignments for you:
C.P. Snow, The Search
C.S. Lews, The Abolition of Man
D.L. Sayers,Gaudy Night
Cheers!
I've read the Abolition of Man, where CS Lewis writes of the creation of "Men without Chests" by Britain's "modern school curricula...he is very scathing in his assessment of where modern materialism is going "We have created men who think critically with their brains and act sensually with their bodies(the exact quote may be off a bit but I know I am quoting the substance), but are devoid of age old virtue...we have created "en without Chests"