Studies in historico-political culture of antiquity and humanism / László Várady.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Várady, László, 1926-2013.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historiography.

Humanism.

Civilization.

Greece--Civilization--To 146 B.C--Historiography.

Greece.

Europe--Civilization--Historiography.

Europe.

Humanism--Historiography.

Physical Description:

135 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Budapest : Akadémiai Kiadó ; Bonn : R. Habelt, [2005]

Summary:

Varady continues his study of historiography and its relationship to realism, social engagement, and especially the political processes found only behind the scenes. Using the Greek enlightenment as one test case he takes an interdisciplinary approach that includes physics, philosophy, theology and economy and how their results are perceived to build a new set of premises about pluralism, pragmatism, and relativization and the movement to anthropocentric standardization of legal and ethical norms. He moves through the Athenian-Spartan experiences and how they impacted modern international law, particularly when a mistaken concept is repaired. He then applies his concepts to the case of historico-political culture in Europe from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries by conducting a very interesting survey of title page texts. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9630582627

OCLC:

62876882