An Atheism That Is Not Humanist Emerges in French Thought
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- Synopsis
- If the 19th century was marked by a "Death of God," than the 20th century evolution of French philosophical and political thought can be said to be marked by the "Death of Man," in that humanism (placing the human at the center of understandings of knowledge, thought, and ethics) came to be seen by many as inextricably tied to some of the worst disasters of the modern era. Geroulanos (modern European intellectual history, New York U. ) reconstructs the development of this intellectual trend in France during the second quarter of the 20th century, arguing that it should be understood in terms of a synthesis of the interconnected movements of the development of an anti-humanist atheism, the emergence of a negative philosophical anthropology, and the elaboration of critiques of humanism. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2010
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- ISBN-13:
- 9780804774246
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780804762984, 9780804762991
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 05/16/17
- Copyrighted By:
- the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Philosophy
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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