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The measure of things : humanism, humility, and mystery / David E. Cooper.
- Title
- The measure of things : humanism, humility, and mystery / David E. Cooper.
- Author
- Cooper, David Edward.
- Publication
- Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
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| Text | Request in advance | B105.H8 C68 2002 | Off-site |
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- Description
- ix, 372 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Outlines the history of humanism from medieval times to the present discussing prominent philosophers from the past, and settles the rivalry between humanism and absolutism by arguing that both sides are guilty of a lack of humility. The author further maintains that there is a "doctrine of mystery" that draws upon the Buddhist conception of "emptiness" and the writings of Heidegger and that must be considered when discussing human beliefs and conduct.
- Subject
- Humanism
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. 'Self-Assertion': From 'Ockhamism' to Renaissance Humanism -- 3. Reason and Agency: Enlightenment, Kant, and Romanticism -- 4. Prometheanism: Marx, Nietzsche, Pragmatism, and 'Reactionary Modernism' -- 5. Existential Humanism -- 6. Interlude: Rival Humanisms -- 7. Humility -- 8. The Hubris of Absolutism -- 9. The Hubris of Humanism (1) -- 10. The Hubris of Humanism (2) -- 11. Mystery -- 12. Emptiness -- 13. Mystery, Measure, and Humility.
- ISBN
- 0198238274 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2002019897
- OCLC
- 48943345
- SCSB-10673999
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library