02557nam 2200637 a 450 991014581160332120200520144314.01-282-00740-897866120074081-4443-0511-51-4443-0512-3(CKB)1000000000715916(EBL)416358(OCoLC)476247469(SSID)ssj0000104245(PQKBManifestationID)11127795(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000104245(PQKBWorkID)10079371(PQKB)11667315(MiAaPQ)EBC416358(Au-PeEL)EBL416358(CaPaEBR)ebr10301269(CaONFJC)MIL200740(EXLCZ)99100000000071591620080307d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAntiquity and modernity[electronic resource] /Neville MorleyChichester, U.K. ;Malden, MA Wiley-Blackwell20091 online resource (200 p.)Classical receptionsDescription based upon print version of record.1-4051-3139-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [164]-175) and indexes.Untimely knowledge -- The great transformation : ancient and modern economics -- Before alienation : the classical critique of modern society -- An aesthetic education : the failings of modern culture -- History as nightmare : conceptions of progress and decline -- Allusion and appropriation : the rhetorical uses of antiquity.The nature, faults and future of modern civilization and how these connect to the past are tackled in this broad-reaching volume.Presents a study of modernity that examines classical influencesIncorporates political, economic, social, and psychological theoriesHighlights writings from a wide range of thinkers, including Adam Smith, Marx, Mill, Nietzsche, Weber, and FreudClassical receptions.Social sciencesPhilosophySocial evolutionHistory, AncientPhilosophyElectronic books.Social sciencesPhilosophy.Social evolution.History, AncientPhilosophy.300.1Morley Neville239639MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910145811603321Antiquity and modernity2069270UNINA