Apocalypse without God: apocalyptic thought, ideal politics, and the limits of Utopian hope

Despite often being dismissed as bizarre, apocalyptic thought has persistent appeal in political life. This book explains apocalyptic thought's political appeal by examining it through the eyes of secular thinkers and makes original contributions to both the history of political thought and con...

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Main Author: Jones, Ben 1985- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:Undetermined language
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] Cambridge University Press 2022
In:Year: 2022
Reviews:[Rezension von: Jones, Ben, 1985-, Apocalypse without God : Apocalyptic Thought, Ideal Politics, and the Limits of Utopian Hope] (2023) (Ehret, Verna Marina)
Series/Journal:Social Sciences
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B End of the world / Rings (Algebra) / Politics / Utopia
Further subjects:B End of the world
B Utopies
B Secularization (Theology)
B Political Science Philosophy
B Politics & government
B Society & social sciences
B Philosophy and religion
B Religion et politique
B Fin du monde
B Sécularisation (Théologie)
B philosophy
B Utopias
B POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory
B Fin du monde - Aspect politique
B religion
B political science
B End of the world Political aspects
B End of the world - Political aspects
B Political science - Philosophy
B Religion And Politics
B Regional government
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Despite often being dismissed as bizarre, apocalyptic thought has persistent appeal in political life. This book explains apocalyptic thought's political appeal by examining it through the eyes of secular thinkers and makes original contributions to both the history of political thought and contemporary political philosophy
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:978-1-009-03703-7
978-1-316-51705-5
Access:Open Access
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 20.500.12854/90922