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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820917503321

Autore

Ehrenfeld David

Titolo

The arrogance of humanism / / David Ehrenfeld

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1981

©1981

ISBN

1-280-52287-9

9786610522873

0-19-536533-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Disciplina

144

Soggetti

Humanism - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. False Assumptions; 2. Myth; 3. Reality; 4. Emotion and Reason; 5. The Conservation Dilemma; 6. Misanthropy and the Rejection of Humanism; 7. Beyond Humanism; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

An inquiry into the origins, dissemination, and consequences of the modern belief that humans can solve any problem and overcome any difficulty, given time and resources enough.