Against the Spirit of the Age

von Brian Coman

196 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This new book from Brian Coman critically examines a number of modern shibboleths, chief among them being the idea of progress as a permanent condition of the modern West. Closely allied to the idea of progress is the notion of science as salvation, and of human nature as an infinitely flexible entity, wholly amenable to manipulation by the various 'therapies' of our age. Combined with a liberalism which stresses individualism, the whole 'spirit of the age' makes war on the traditional notion of the human in society.

• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Geschichte und Kritik Literaturwissenschaft, allgemein 1900 bis 2000
• ISBN: 9781925138719
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2015
• Größe: 210 x 148 mm
• Verlag: Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd