In the temper of Pascal and Unamuano, this is an original study in perspective and what the author refers to as the ultimate frame of reference - the infinite backdrop to all that is and seems. In the context of this always receding periphery Brashear sets and appraises the human condition and views in this widest of perspectives two of the most prominent notions or fictions influencing the course and evolution of civilized order, namely the pursuit of freedom and the pursuit of happiness.
Against the emptiness of the desolation to which this probing leads he recommends that the wise man wear mental bifocals, looking alternately at the near and at the far, and that he adopt a stance of tragic humanism in which man's absolute insignificance is acknowledged but not accepted.
| ISBN: | 9780820427355 |
| Publication date: | 1st December 1995 |
| Author: | William R Brashear |
| Publisher: | P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 97 pages |
| Series: | American University Studies. |
| Genres: |
History of the Americas Social and cultural history Philosophy Phenomenology and Existentialism Social and political philosophy Law |
In the temper of Pascal and Unamuano, this is an original study in perspective and what the author refers to as the ultimate frame of reference - the infinite backdrop to all that is and seems. In the context of this always receding periphery Brashear sets and appraises the human condition and views in this widest of perspectives two of the most prominent notions or fictions influencing the course and evolution of civilized order, namely the pursuit of freedom and the pursuit of happiness.
The Desolation of Reality features in the following genres: History of the Americas, Social and cultural history, Philosophy, Phenomenology and Existentialism, Social and political philosophy, Law
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The Desolation of Reality was written by William R Brashear and published by P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
The Desolation of Reality has 97 pages
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