The Terror of History : On the Uncertainties of Life in Western Civilization /

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This book reflects on Western humanity's efforts to escape from history and its terrors--from the existential condition and natural disasters to the endless succession of wars and other man-made catastrophes. Drawing on historical episodes ranging from antiquity to the recent past, and combinin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ruiz, Teofilo F., 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Uncertainty > Social aspects.
Disasters > Social aspects.
Civilization, Western.
Adjustment (Psychology)
PHILOSOPHY > General.
HISTORY > World.
Ajustement (Psychologie) > Histoire.
Catastrophes > Aspect social > Histoire.
Terreur > Aspect social > Histoire.
Incertitude > Aspect social > Histoire.
Civilisation occidentale.
Adjustment (Psychology) > History.
Disasters > Social aspects > History.
Terror > Social aspects > History.
Uncertainty > Social aspects > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book reflects on Western humanity's efforts to escape from history and its terrors--from the existential condition and natural disasters to the endless succession of wars and other man-made catastrophes. Drawing on historical episodes ranging from antiquity to the recent past, and combining them with literary examples and personal reflections, Teofilo Ruiz explores the embrace of religious experiences, the pursuit of worldly success and pleasures, and the quest for beauty and knowledge as three primary responses to the individual and collective nightmares of history. The result is a profo.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (200 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400839421

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