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Pessimism
Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2009
Pessimism claims an impressive following--from Rousseau, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche, to Freud, Camus, and Foucault. Yet "pessimist" remains a term of abuse--an accusation of a bad attitude--or the diagnosis of an unhappy psychological state. Pessimism is thought of as an exclusively negative...
The Power of Ideas
Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2013
The essays collected in this new volume reveal Isaiah Berlin at his most lucid and accessible. He was constitutionally incapable of writing with the opacity of the specialist, but these shorter, more introductory pieces provide the perfect starting-point for the reader new to his work. Those who are...
by Wolf Lepenies
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2009
During the Allied bombing of Germany, Hitler was more distressed by the loss of cultural treasures than by the leveling of homes. Remarkably, his propagandists broadcast this fact, convinced that it would reveal not his callousness but his sensitivity: the destruction had failed to crush his artist's...
Nietzsche, Godfather of Fascism?
On the Uses and Abuses of a Philosophy
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2009
Nietzsche, the Godfather of Fascism? What can Nietzsche have in common with this murderous ideology? Frequently described as the "radical aristocrat" of the spirit, Nietzsche abhorred mass culture and strove to cultivate an Übermensch endowed with exceptional mental qualities. What can...
Nietzsche's Jewish Problem
Between Anti-Semitism and Anti-Judaism
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
For more than a century, Nietzsche's views about Jews and Judaism have been subject to countless polemics. The Nazis infamously fashioned the philosopher as their anti-Semitic precursor, while in the past thirty years the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction. The increasingly popular view...
Siegfried Kracauer
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2000
Siegfried Kracauer has been misunderstood as a naïve realist, appreciated as an astute critic of early German film, and noticed as the interesting exile who exchanged letters with Erwin Panofsky. But he is most widely thought of as the odd uncle of famed Frankfurt School critical theorists Jürgen...
by Yuri Slezkine, Yuri Slezkine
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2019
This masterwork of interpretative history begins with a bold declaration: “The Modern Age is the Jewish Age, and the twentieth century, in particular, is the Jewish Century.” The assertion is, of course, metaphorical. But it drives home Yuri Slezkine’s provocative thesis: Jews have adapted to...
Rational Ritual
Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2013
Why do Internet, financial service, and beer commercials dominate Super Bowl advertising? How do political ceremonies establish authority? Why does repetition characterize anthems and ritual speech? Why were circular forms favored for public festivals during the French Revolution? This book answers...
Power over Peoples
Technology, Environments, and Western Imperialism, 1400 to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2012
For six hundred years, the nations of Europe and North America have periodically attempted to coerce, invade, or conquer other societies. They have relied on their superior technology to do so, yet these technologies have not always guaranteed success. Power over Peoples examines Western imperialism's...
How to Die
An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
Timeless wisdom on death and dying from the celebrated Stoic philosopher Seneca
"It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die," wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). He counseled readers to "study death always," and took his own advice, returning...
How to Win an Election
An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2012
How to Win an Election is an ancient Roman guide for campaigning that is as up-to-date as tomorrow's headlines. In 64 BC when idealist Marcus Cicero, Rome's greatest orator, ran for consul (the highest office in the Republic), his practical brother Quintus decided he needed some no-nonsense advice...
How to Win an Argument
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
All of us are faced countless times with the challenge of persuading others, whether we're trying to win a trivial argument with a friend or convince our coworkers about an important decision. Instead of relying on untrained instinct—and often floundering or failing as a result—we’d win more...
How to Grow Old
Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
Worried that old age will inevitably mean losing your libido, your health, and possibly your marbles too? Well, Cicero has some good news for you. In How to Grow Old, the great Roman orator and statesman eloquently describes how you can make the second half of life the best part of all—and why you...
How to Run a Country
An Ancient Guide for Modern Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2013
Marcus Cicero, Rome's greatest statesman and orator, was elected to the Roman Republic's highest office at a time when his beloved country was threatened by power-hungry politicians, dire economic troubles, foreign turmoil, and political parties that refused to work together. Sound familiar? Cicero's...