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Hubris and Progress

Hardcover • 2019 • 1. edition

Hubris and Progress

By Carlo Bordoni

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About the book

This book explores the ancient question of why man seeks to go beyond his limits. A presumptuous tendency known by the ancient Greeks as hubris and believed to be punished by the gods, it developed from a need for our survival to a habit, as humanity has subdued animals, dominated nature, increased knowledge and sought even to overcome death. It also lies behind the crisis of our time, as the values of democracy, freedom, equality and progress have been weakened - sacrificed to excess, as we liv...Show more

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9781138364615

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published year

2019

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1

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Hubris and Progress

Format

Hardcover

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