Confusion in the West : retrieving tradition in the modern and post-modern world /
John and Anna Rist write with authority and ennui about nothing less than the loss of the foundational culture of the West. The authors characterize this culture as the 'original tradition,' viewing its erosion as one which has led to anxiety about the entire value of Western thought. The...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2023].
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| Summary: | John and Anna Rist write with authority and ennui about nothing less than the loss of the foundational culture of the West. The authors characterize this culture as the 'original tradition,' viewing its erosion as one which has led to anxiety about the entire value of Western thought. The causes of the disintegration are discussed with an intensity rare in academe. Critics of modernity ordinarily concentrate on the Enlightenment and the book certainly offers deep analysis of Enlightenment thought. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 268 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-265) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781009218375 1009218379 9781009218412 1009218417 |