Philosophical Reflections on Antiquity - Historical Change

Informationen zum Autor By Paul Fairfield Klappentext This book examines the transitional periods of archaic Greece and late antiquity, the ostensible birth and death of the ancient west. The author argues that an interpretation of the social, political, and intellectual history of these important turning points brings to light some philosophical understanding of the dynamics of change itself. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Transitions Chapter 1: Introduction: On Universal History Chapter 2: Nomenclature Part II: The Birth of the Ancient World Chapter 3: A Miracle Story: On Social History Chapter 4: Power and Reason: On Political History Chapter 5: From Mythos to Mythos: On Intellectual History Part III: Late Antiquity Chapter 6: Civilizational Collapse? On Social History Chapter 7: Decline or Transformation: On Political History Chapter 8: Christianization: On Intellectual History Conclusion: Marching in Place

Product details

• Authors: Paul Fairfield
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781793614810
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-481-0
• No. of pages: 266
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, Ancient Greece, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Humanism, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Humanist & Secular Alternatives To Religion, Humanist philosophy, Humanist and secular alternatives to religion