Global Modernity : And Other Essays.

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Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Copyright page; Preface; Body matter; ONE; Global Modernity; "From Each According to His Ability"; The 'Working Class'; Radicalism in England Since 1945; The Police in England; TWO; Physicalism & Epiphenomenalism: Differences & Similarities; Aspects of Atheistic Determinism; Purposeless Causality; The Austerity of Atheistic Naturalism; Ray Tallis & the "Extra-Natural"; Moral Projects in a Chaotic Cosmos; Power of Life & Death; Global Federation; Ultimate Culture; THREE; Democracy & European Artistic Achievement; The Limits of Pure Democracy.

Democracy & Economic-Power ElitesPro-Democracy Movements in the Muslim World; Another Concept of Liberal Democracy; Concepts of a Liberal State; FOUR; Spinoza Today; Centre-Stage; Pragmatism & Realism: Some Observations; Questions for Kantians; Truth, Falsity & Logic; Hegel: A Few Appreciative Comments; Schopenhauer's "Metaphysics of Sexual Love"; Economic Thought & the Problem of 'Will'; Nietzsche & Hardy; Sartre's Continuing Importance: Some Observations; In Praise of Democritus; European Thinkers & the American 'Western'; Mechanism & Morality; Three Major Modern Problems; Past & Present.

This group of essays follows a similar eclectic pattern to that found in Tom Rubens' previous essay-collections published by Imprint Academic. The author's aim is, as before, to appeal widely but also succinctly: in a way that will stimulate readers to develop their own thoughts on, and consult more extensive treatments of, the subjects in question. As regards philosophers referred to in the in text, these include: Democritus, Spinoza, Schopenhauer and Sartre. Subjects explored include: mod ...

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