Neville Morley, Antiquity and Modernity, Malden, 2008.
Blackwell
200 p.
The nature, faults and future of modern civilization and how these connect to the past are tackled in this broad-reaching volume.
- Presents a study of modernity that examines classical influences
- Incorporates political, economic, social, and psychological theories
- Highlights writings from a wide range of thinkers, including Adam Smith, Marx, Mill, Nietzsche, Weber, and Freud
Table des matières
Preface
Note on References
1. Untimely Knowledge
2. The Great Transformation: ancient and modern economics
3. Before Alienation: the classical critique of modern society
4. An Aesthetic Education: the failings of modern culture
5. History as Nightmare: conceptions of progress and decline
6. Allusion and Appropriation: the rhetorical uses of antiquity
Bibliography of Sources
Bibliography
Index of Persons
Index of Subjects
Source : Blackwell Publishing.
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