Europe: A Philosophical History, Part 1: The Promise of Modernity

ISBN-13: 9781138580329 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 232 str.

Simon Glendinning

Opis

In the two volumes of Europe: A Philosophical History Simon Glendinning tells the story of Europe’s history as a philosophical history.

Spis treści

Preface: What does it mean to be European?  Introduction: Our Selective Memories of Europe  Part 1: European Cultural Identity  1. Ideas of Culture  2. Greek, Christian and Beyond  Part 2: Europe’s Modernity  3. From Barbarism to Civilization  4. The European Idea of Man  5. The Cosmopolitical Animal  Part 3: The History of the World  6. Perpetual Peace  7. Attained Freedom  8. Real Happiness  9. Complete Democracy  Part 4: A Sense of an Ending  10. Europe in Crisis  11. Dispiriting Europe  12. The Grand Tour: Looking Back and Looking Forward.  Bibliography  Index

O autorze

Simon Glendinning is Professor of European Philosophy and Head of the European Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science.