On the Human Condition

Zusatztext 'Dominique Janicaud was one of the French philosophers most attentive to contemporary realities and their origins! without ever forfeiting conceptual rigour.' -Roger Pol-Droit! Le Monde Informationen zum Autor At the time of his death in 2002, Dominique Janicaud was one of the leading philosophers in France. He taught at the University of Nice and wrote many books, including Heidegger en France and The Powers of the Rational . Zusammenfassung On the Human Condition is an invigorating and fascinating exploration of where the idea of the human stands today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Overcoming of Overcoming Preface 1. Is Humanism the Last Resort? 2. The Danger of Monsters 3. From Foreseeable Risks to the Unforeseeable 4. Between the Superhuman and the Inhuman Conclusion: What "Overcoming" Means Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Dominique Janicaud, Dominique (Formerly of the University of Janicaud, Janicaud Dominique
• Assisted by: Eileen Brennan (Translation), Brennan Eileen (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.08.2005
• EAN: 9780415327954
• ISBN: 978-0-415-32795-4
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: Thinking in Action
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / General, Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy