Bordoni, Carlo, 1946-
Hubris and progress : a future born of presumption / Carlo Bordoni. - 1 Edition. - 1 online resource. - Routledge studies in social and political thought .
Hybris : from myth to modernity -- Kóros. :the dominion of the man -- Theios Aner : the dominion of knowledge -- Aion : the dominion of time -- Nemesis : the dominion of nature -- References -- Index.
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 live in an eternal present, dominated by greed and indifference regarding the future. Addressing this crisis of our interregnum period, in which faith has been lost in the former certainties of modernity, such as science, progress and the idea of a better world, the author considers whether redemption for humanity might lie in our hubristic tendencies, as these give us scope to deviate from the existing path and find new ways forward.
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Pride and vanity.
Hybris (The Greek word)
Human behavior.
Social psychology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
BJ1535.P9
301
Hubris and progress : a future born of presumption / Carlo Bordoni. - 1 Edition. - 1 online resource. - Routledge studies in social and political thought .
Hybris : from myth to modernity -- Kóros. :the dominion of the man -- Theios Aner : the dominion of knowledge -- Aion : the dominion of time -- Nemesis : the dominion of nature -- References -- Index.
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 live in an eternal present, dominated by greed and indifference regarding the future. Addressing this crisis of our interregnum period, in which faith has been lost in the former certainties of modernity, such as science, progress and the idea of a better world, the author considers whether redemption for humanity might lie in our hubristic tendencies, as these give us scope to deviate from the existing path and find new ways forward.
9780429431265 0429431260 9780429775468 0429775466 9780429775451 0429775458 9780429775444 042977544X
Pride and vanity.
Hybris (The Greek word)
Human behavior.
Social psychology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
BJ1535.P9
301