Antiquity and Modernity.
Title:
Antiquity and Modernity.
Author:
Morley, Neville.
ISBN:
9781444305128
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (200 pages)
Series:
Classical Receptions
Contents:
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.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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