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The gift of European thought and the cost of living / / Vassos Argyrou



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Autore: Argyrou Vassos Visualizza persona
Titolo: The gift of European thought and the cost of living / / Vassos Argyrou Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (146 p.)
Disciplina: 153.42094
Soggetto topico: Thought and thinking
Enlightenment
Cost and standard of living - Europe
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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
Titolo autorizzato: The gift of European thought and the cost of living  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-78533-525-1
1-78238-018-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910813038603321
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