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Conversations about the History of Ideas /
Conversations About The History Of Ideas is a five-part Ideas Roadshow Collection of carefully-edited Ideas Roadshow Conversations featuring leading intellectual historians with a detailed preface highlighting the connections between the different books. All five books include a detailed essay setti...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
Open Agenda Publishing,
2020.
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| Colección: | Ideas Roadshow Collections.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Textual Note
- Preface
- The Two Cultures, Revisited
- A conversation with Stefan Collini
- Introduction
- I. Cultural Assumptions
- II. Saving the World
- III. "Literary Osteoporosis"
- IV. Into the Mainstream
- V. Enter F.R. Leavis
- VI. Combatting Clichés
- VII. The Fallout
- VIII. Lessons Learned?
- IX. What Are Universities For?
- X. Constructive Engagement
- XI. The Humanities vs. The Sciences
- XII. General Implications
- Continuing the Conversation
- Deconstructing Genius
- A conversation with Darrin McMahon
- Introduction
- I. Opening Up Sightlines
- II. The Equality Paradox
- III. Towards The Dark Side
- IV. Romantic Genius
- V. Nature vs. Nurture
- VI. Evil Genius
- VII. Geniuses Everywhere
- VIII. The Future of Genius
- IX. Gradually Expanding
- X. The Science of Genius
- Continuing the Conversation
- Turning the Mirror
- A View From the East
- A conversation with Pankaj Mishra
- Introduction
- I. A Different Perspective
- II. Demanding a Response
- III. Inseparable Factors?
- IV. East and West
- V. Discovering Buddhism
- VI. Personal Examinations
- VII. At an Impasse
- VIII. Learning From the Past
- Continuing the Conversation
- Pants on Fire
- On Lying in Politics
- A conversation with Martin Jay
- Introduction
- I. A Fruitful Approach
- II. The Liar's Stage
- III. Lies, American Style
- IV. Transcending Kant
- V. Coming Clean
- VI. Monological Dangers
- VII. Democracy
- VIII. Getting Worse?
- IX. Puritanical Dangers
- X. Politics vs. Science
- XI. Summing Up
- Continuing the Conversation
- Quest for Freedom
- A conversation with Quentin Skinner
- Introduction
- I. Paradoxical Origins
- II. Presupposing the State
- III. The Perils of Arbitrary Power
- IV. Freedom, Applied
- V. Rhetoric
- VI. Reshaping a Moral World
- VII. Question and Answer
- Continuing the Conversation