The gift of European thought and the cost of living /

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European thought is often said to be a gift to the rest of the world, but what if there is no gift as such? What if there is only an economy where every giving is also a taking, and every taking is also a giving? This book extends the question of economies by making a case for an "economy of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Argyrou, Vassos
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2013.
Temas:
Thought and thinking.
Enlightenment.
Cost and standard of living > Europe.
Thinking
Pensée.
Siècle des Lumières.
Coût et niveau de la vie > Europe.
thinking.
PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology.
SCIENCE > Cognitive Science.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Cost and standard of living.
Europe.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:European thought is often said to be a gift to the rest of the world, but what if there is no gift as such? What if there is only an economy where every giving is also a taking, and every taking is also a giving? This book extends the question of economies by making a case for an "economy of thought" and a "political economy." It argues that all thinking and doing presupposes taking, and therefore giving, as the price to pay for taking; or that there exists a "cost of living," which renders the idea of free thinking and living untenable. The argument is developed against the Enlightenment d.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781782380184
1782380183
1299863124
9781299863125

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