| The Age of Nihilism: An Inquiry into the Death of Western Democracy or, The Consequences of Philosophy Contributor(s): McManus, Curtis R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1525522841 ISBN-13: 9781525522840 Publisher: FriesenPress
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2018 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Deconstruction - Philosophy | Criticism |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.01 lbs) 204 pages |
| Features: Dust Cover |
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| Publisher Description: The Age of Nihilism explores the ruinous philosophies currently underwriting the devastating slow-motion implosion of Western civilization. Most Western democracies structure their social and political orders around a vague, poorly defined body of ideas called "progressive" and whose stated goal is "social justice." But using sources as powerful and diverse as Plato, Friedrich Nietzsche, Herman Melville, and Albert Camus, McManus explodes the myth of progress and unmasks the falsehood of social justice. He argues instead for cycles of history, and in doing so, McManus reveals that the citizens of twenty-first century Western democracies exist in the fast-fading twilight of an increasingly distempered civilization whose fate was always determined. We designate as "progress" the cultural and social changes of the past thirty years. But it is not progress. It is nihilism. And it is the presence of nihilism itself that informs us that we are living at the end of an age.... |
Contributor Bio(s): McManus, Curtis R.: - Curtis McManus is a writer who lives in Canada Author contact: ageofnihilism@gmail.com... |
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