Nobilitas - Couverture souple

Jacob, Dr. Alexander

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0761818871 ISBN 13 : 9780761818878

Editeur : University Press Of America, 2000

Synopsis

Book by Jacob Alexander

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Nobilitas is a study of the history of aristocratic philosophy from ancient Greece to the early twentieth century that aims at providing an alternative to the liberal democratic norms, which are propagated today as the only viable socio-political system for the world community. Jacob reveals that, contrary to popular belief, the social and cultural development of European civilization has, for twenty-five centuries, been based not on democratic or communist notions but, rather on aristocratic and nationalist notions. Beginning with the political philosophies of Plato and Aristotle, and continuing through Renaissance and Baroque aristocratic philosophers, the German Idealists, and English and Italian nationalists, the study ends with the transformation of aristocratic philosophy in nineteenth century Germany into racist elitism. As such, the study includes a survey of the philosophical bases of racism and anti-Semitism. These topics have been systematically excluded from academic and political debate since the end of the last Great War. This study is a pioneering work in understanding and changing political ideologies.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Dr. Alexander Jacob is the author of Edgar Julius Jung. The Rule of the Inferiour, a translation of 'Die Herrschaft der Minderwertigen' (1930), with an Introduction and Notes, Lewiston, N.Y.: Edwin Mellen Press, 1995.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: University Press Of America
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0761818871
• ISBN 13: 9780761818878
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 122