The Tragedy of European Civilization: Towards an Intellectual History of the Twentieth Century
Harry Redner, "The Tragedy of European Civilization: Towards an Intellectual History of the Twentieth Century"
English | ISBN: 1412857112 | 2015 | 282 pages | EPUB | 725 KB
English | ISBN: 1412857112 | 2015 | 282 pages | EPUB | 725 KB
The tragedy of European civilization is a protracted historical event spanning the twentieth century and in many ways is ongoing. During this time some of the greatest modern thinkers were active, producing works that both reflected what was happening in history and contributed towards shaping it. This work is a critique of their ideas. Harry Redner establishes where and how they went wrong, in some cases with apocalyptic consequences for Europe and the world.
The great intellectuals of the age, at once philosophers, sociologists, political theorists, historians and much else besides, include Marx, Weber, Freud, Elias, Spengler, Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Arendt, Nietzsche, and Foucault. All of them had a historical impact, even if only in molding academic disciplines and shaping of public opinion, as was the case with the philosophers Wittgenstein and Arendt.
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