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(5) | Keine | Definitions of humanism have evolved throughout the centuries as the term has been adopted for a variety of purposesnbsp;-nbsp;literary, cultural and politicalnbsp;- and reactions against humanism have contributed to movements such as postmodernism and anti-humanism. Tony Davies offers a clear introduction to the many uses of this influential yet complex concept and this second edition extends his discussion to include: a comprehensive history of the development of the term and its influences theories of post-humanism, cybernetics and artificial intelligence implications of concepts of humanism and post-humanism on political and religious activism discussion of the key figures in humanist debate from Erasmus and Milton to Chomsky, Heidegger and Foucault anbsp;new glossary and further reading section. Withnbsp;clear explanations and poignant discussions, this volume is essential reading for anyone approaching the study of humanism, post-humanism or critical theory.… (mehr) |
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Die Informationen stammen von der englischen "Wissenswertes"-Seite. Ändern, um den Eintrag der eigenen Sprache anzupassen. In memoriam E.I.D. (1912–92) and R.W.D. (1912–93) | |
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Die Informationen stammen von der englischen "Wissenswertes"-Seite. Ändern, um den Eintrag der eigenen Sprache anzupassen. What is humanism?
Well, that all depends, as they used to say on the Brains Trust, on what you mean. The first problem, as always, is the problem of definition. So let’s start with the dictionary – or rather, with the daughter of a famous dictionary-maker. | |
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Die Informationen stammen von der englischen "Wissenswertes"-Seite. Ändern, um den Eintrag der eigenen Sprache anzupassen. But Greek schoolchildren in the 1930s, like their contemporaries in the Gymnasiums of Munich and Hamburg, read Homer and Thucydides; and it may be that Glezos and his nameless comrade were inspired by an hellenic idealism no less fervent in its homespun way than that of the occupying generals. So those two spectral figures, glimpsed for a moment in the shadow of the great temple on a moonlit night in the spring of 1941, deserve their footnote in the troubled chronicles of humanism, alongside their ancestors and their enemies. (Zum Anzeigen anklicken. Warnung: Enthält möglicherweise Spoiler.) | |
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▾Literaturhinweise Literaturhinweise zu diesem Werk aus externen Quellen. Wikipedia auf Englisch (3)▾Buchbeschreibungen Definitions of humanism have evolved throughout the centuries as the term has been adopted for a variety of purposesnbsp;-nbsp;literary, cultural and politicalnbsp;- and reactions against humanism have contributed to movements such as postmodernism and anti-humanism. Tony Davies offers a clear introduction to the many uses of this influential yet complex concept and this second edition extends his discussion to include: a comprehensive history of the development of the term and its influences theories of post-humanism, cybernetics and artificial intelligence implications of concepts of humanism and post-humanism on political and religious activism discussion of the key figures in humanist debate from Erasmus and Milton to Chomsky, Heidegger and Foucault anbsp;new glossary and further reading section. Withnbsp;clear explanations and poignant discussions, this volume is essential reading for anyone approaching the study of humanism, post-humanism or critical theory. ▾Bibliotheksbeschreibungen Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. ▾Beschreibung von LibraryThing-Mitgliedern
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