Human Submission (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Morrison I. Swift

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331362008 ISBN 13 : 9781331362005

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A bold critique of how power and profit shape human freedom—and how society often traps the vulnerable. This thoughtful volume asks tough questions about suffering, morality, and the forces that mold our lives, urging readers to see how structures like class and wealth press on real people.

Two short, focused sections frame the argument: the book links everyday misery to deeper patterns in nature and society, and it challenges readers to consider the human costs behind political and economic systems. It blends examples, philosophy, and historical note to illuminate a provocative view of modern life.

• How “the slavish instinct” and social hierarchies shape behavior and choice


• Historical and contemporary cases that illustrate systemic oppression


• Critiques of wealth, power, and laws that perpetuate inequality


• A call to reimagine rights, responsibility, and the meaning of justice

Ideal for readers drawn to social philosophy, labor history, and rigorous debate about morality, law, and economics. This edition suits curious minds seeking a controversial, thought‑provoking perspective on the forces that govern everyday life.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

There is nothing that a religious philosopher keeps at such a distance as the actual facts of life. But while these philosophers go their way ignoring the actual and indeed very ignorant of it, the people are going their way and leaving philosophers to their little artificial world of old texts, desks, and lecture rooms, and they are making up their own minds about god and religion, a very different mind from what the scholastic thinkers would like them to have. Yet the main light on whatever god there may be is not thrown by the nature of Being, of which the philosophers are so competent to speak, norby the nature of Consciousness, but by the things happening to men every day in this sphere of gods power and love. And knowing full well the commiseration I shall inspire in philosophers for thinking of these mere events and drawing deductions from them, I lay them down as the First Principles from which any theory of the universe must be drawn. If we eliminate consciousness from the universe I do not know of what consequence its existence is, and if consciousness is the greatest thing, the way this universe uses every conscious being is our test of the universe. When these facts are presented to the philosopher he will be contented by saying, but suffering is not the only postulate whence our moral nature starts; it is also the discipline through which it gains its true elevation. But Martineau, AS tudy of Religion, ii, loo.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331362008
• ISBN 13: 9781331362005
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 110
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