The gift of European thought and the cost of living / / Vassos Argyrou
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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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| 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 |
| ISBN: | 1-78533-525-1 |
| 1-78238-018-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910813038603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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