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In today's world, we are witnessing both the spread of a hopeful secular humanism and the persistence of cultural traditions that mindlessly glorify humans and are paving the path to environmental collapse. In Dim and Dimmer, Peter Heinegg tackles the question: "Can the 'New Enlightenment' already dawning save the day?"

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: "More Light"-or Else
Chapter 1: Less Humanity
Chapter 2: Less Masculinity
Chapter 3: Less Immortality
Chapter 4: Less Divinity
Chapter 5: Less Religiosity
Chapter 6: Less Stability
Chapter 7: Less Certainty
Conclusion: Last Call

About the author

Peter Heinegg is a professor of English and world literature at Union College in Schenectady, New York, as well as an essayist, critic, and translator.

Summary

In today's world, we are witnessing both the spread of a hopeful secular humanism and the persistence of cultural traditions that mindlessly glorify humans and are paving the path to environmental collapse. In Dim and Dimmer, Peter Heinegg tackles the question: “Can the ‘New Enlightenment’ already dawning save the day?”

Product details

• Authors: Peter Heinegg, Heinegg Peter
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2015
• EAN: 9780761864165
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-6416-5
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, RELIGION / Philosophy, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Philosophy of religion, Environmentalist thought and ideology