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Autore |
Argyrou Vassos |
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Titolo |
The gift of European thought and the cost of living / / Vassos Argyrou |
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New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-78533-525-1 |
1-78238-018-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (146 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Thought and thinking |
Enlightenment |
Cost and standard of living - Europe |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Chapter 1 - The Circle; Chapter 2 - The Gift of European Thought; Chapter 3 - The Economy of Thought; Chapter 4 - Political Economy; Chapter 5 - The Cost of Living; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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European thought is often said to be a gift to the rest of the world, but what if there is no gift as such? What if there is only an economy where every giving is also a taking, and every taking is also a giving? This book extends the question of economies by making a case for an "economy of thought" and a "political economy." It argues that all thinking and doing presupposes taking, and therefore giving, as the price to pay for taking; or that there exists a "cost of living," which renders the idea of free thinking and living untenable. The argument is developed against the Enlightenment dir |
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