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The perils of uglytown : studies in structural misanthropology from Plato to Rembrandt /

"The Perils of Uglytown develops a new concept, structural misanthropology, and traces its operation first in the dialogues of Plato and then in the work of humanists, playwrights, and painters of the Renaissance in Italy, England, and the Netherlands"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berger, Harry, Jr., 1924-2021 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press, 2015.
Edición:First edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front ; Contents; Contents; Preface; A Polar Model of Culture Change; The Discourse of Pleonexia; Dying Angry; More Than a Talking Head; The Perils of Uglytown; Adeimantus and Glaucon; Four Virtues in the; (1) Wisdom; Four Virtues in the; (2) Courage, The Well-Born Lye; Four Virtues in the; (3) Temperance; Four Virtues in the Republic: (4) Justice; Apprehension in the; Cybernetic Alienation; Collecting Body Parts in Leonardo's Cave; Prospero's Humiliation; The Drama of Competitive Posing; Notes; Index.