Irrationality: a history of the dark side of reason
"In this sweeping account of irrationality from antiquity to the rise of Twitter mobs and the election of Donald Trump, Justin Smith argues that irrationality makes up the greater part of human life and history. Ranging across philosophy, politics, and current events, he shows that, throughout...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Εκτύπωση Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Υπηρεσία παραγγελιών Subito: | Παραγγείλετε τώρα. |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
Princeton Oxford
Princeton University Press
2020
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| Στο/Στη: | Έτος: 2020 |
| Κριτικές: | [Rezension von: Smith, Justin E. H., 1972-, Irrationality : a history of the dark side of reason] (2022) (Newland, Matthew Allen)
[Rezension von: Smith, Justin E. H., 1972-, Irrationality : a history of the dark side of reason] (2022) (Admirand, Peter) |
| Έκδοση: | First paperback printing |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Πρακτική λογική
/ Ανορθολογισμός
B Girard, René 1923-2015 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Irrationalism (Philosophy)
B Practical Reason |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Table of Contents (Aggregator) |
| Παράλληλη έκδοση: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή
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| Σύνοψη: | "In this sweeping account of irrationality from antiquity to the rise of Twitter mobs and the election of Donald Trump, Justin Smith argues that irrationality makes up the greater part of human life and history. Ranging across philosophy, politics, and current events, he shows that, throughout history, every triumph of reason has been temporary and reversible, and that rational schemes often result in their polar opposite. Illuminating unreason at a moment when the world appears to have gone mad again, Irrationality is timely, provocative, and fascinating" -- Provided by publisher |
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| Περιγραφή τεκμηρίου: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 313-324 |
| Φυσική περιγραφή: | xx, 330 Seiten, Illustration, 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-21051-3 |
