Politics, Ethics and Culture in Our Time : A Post-Civilizational Perspective / Harry Redner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Redner, Harry, author.

Series:

Social and critical theory ; Volume 29.

Social and Critical Theory Series ; Volume 29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Modern.

Civilization, Modern--21st century.

Equality.

Globalization--Social aspects.

Globalization.

Political culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill nv, [2023]

Summary:

"We are now undergoing a historic transformation in the destiny of mankind that is in many ways as decisive as any of those in the historic past, perhaps as far back as the Neolithic Revolution. For the very first time in history mankind has come together in a global society that some have called a technological civilization. It is certainly thanks to technology that this unification of previously separated human groups - whether they be tribes, nations or civilizations - has been made possible. Will this result in a truly global civilization? This is still a moot point, which it will be our concern to investigate. But undeniably the conditions of human living have become more alike all over the globe, and these are certainly utterly unlike those of any of the previous civilizations. In short, we are entering a new age in the development of the whole of humanity"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgements

Part 1 West and East

Introduction to Part 1

Chapter 1 The Ages and Stages of History

1 Land and Sea Civilizations

2 Oriental Despotism

3 Western Modernity

4 The Collapse of Europe

5 Civilization in America

Chapter 2 The Resurgence of the East

1 Capitalist Despotism

2 The Eurasian Axis

3 Leviathan versus Behemoth

Part 2 Politics

Introduction to Part 2

Chapter 3 Egalitarianism and Socialism

1 An Outline of Western Republican Politics

2 The Exceptional Nature of Egalitarianism

3 The Failure of Egalitarianism in Socialist Societies

4 The Failure of Egalitarianism in Liberal Societies

Chapter 4 Fraternity and Nationalism

1 German Nationalism

2 The Birth of Nazism from the Spirit of Classicism

3 Wagner, Nietzsche and Heidegger

4 The New Nationalisms in the World

Part 3 Ethics and Ethos

Introduction to Part 3

Chapter 5 Manners, Morals and Laws

1 Success and Succession

2 The Austen Paradox

3 The Rule of Law

4 Demoralization, a Short History

Chapter 6 The Death of Culture

1 Sport as Surrogate Culture

2 The Sportification of Culture

3 Culture and the Media

4 Culture and the Internet

Afterword - in the Twilight of a Cultural Dark Age

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Redner, Harry Politics, Ethics and Culture in Our Time

ISBN:

9789004538177