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Hubris and Progress
- A Future Born of Presumption
Engelsk Paperback

Hubris and Progress

- A Future Born of Presumption
Engelsk Paperback

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This book explores the ancient question of why man seeks to go beyond his limits. A presumptuous tendency known by the ancient Greeks as hubris and believed to be punished by the gods, it developed from a need for our survival to a habit, as humanity has subdued animals, dominated nature, increased knowledge and sought even to overcome death. It also lies behind the crisis of our time, as the values of democracy, freedom, equality and progress have been weakened – sacrificed to excess, as we live in an eternal present, dominated by greed and indifference regarding the future. Addressing this crisis of our interregnum period, in which faith has been lost in the former certainties of modernity, such as science, progress and the idea of a better world, the author considers whether redemption for humanity might lie in our hubristic tendencies, as these give us scope to deviate from the existing path and find new ways forward.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
198
ISBN-13:
9781138364622
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1138364622
Udg. Dato:
26 mar 2019
Længde:
12mm
Bredde:
169mm
Højde:
233mm
Forlag:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oplagsdato:
26 mar 2019
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