The Tyranny of Guilt : An Essay on Western Masochism /

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Fascism, communism, genocide, slavery, racism, imperialism--the West has no shortage of reasons for guilt. And, indeed, since the Holocaust and the end of World War II, Europeans in particular have been consumed by remorse. But Pascal Bruckner argues that guilt has now gone too far. It has become a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bruckner, Pascal
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
World politics.
Self-hate (Psychology)
International relations > Moral and ethical aspects.
Diplomatic relations.
Intellectual life.
Guilt.
Civilization, Western.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
HISTORY > World.
Politique mondiale.
Autodepreciation.
Culpabilite.
Relations internationales > Aspect moral.
Civilisation occidentale > 21e siecle.
Civilisation occidentale > 20e siecle.
Civilization, Western > 21st century.
Civilization, Western > 20th century.
Western countries.
Western countries > Intellectual life.
Western countries > Foreign relations.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Fascism, communism, genocide, slavery, racism, imperialism--the West has no shortage of reasons for guilt. And, indeed, since the Holocaust and the end of World War II, Europeans in particular have been consumed by remorse. But Pascal Bruckner argues that guilt has now gone too far. It has become a pathology, and even an obstacle to fighting today's atrocities. Bruckner, one of France's leading writers and public intellectuals, argues that obsessive guilt has obscured important realities. The West has no monopoly on evil, and has destroyed monsters as well as created them--leading in the aboli.
Physical Description:1 online resource (264 pages).
ISBN:9781400834310

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