In times of conflicts and crises, an argument insisting on the humane is commonly heard. In wars, voices demanding a humane treatment of prisoners as decreed by the Geneva Convention will be raised. Opposition to social injustice may be framed in a collected call for a humane society. Even educational systems may insist on having a humane perspective among its leading causes. Words referring to man humane, but also humanistic, humanitarian, even humanity thus take on status of ideals for mankind. Man, in common and legal speech, thus becomes the conceptual marker of his own perfection. The subject of this book is the early history of this linguistic feature and in particular its argumentative use, from its starting point till early modern times.
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Christian Høgel is professor at the University of Southern Denmark. He is co-director of the Centre for Medieval Literature (Odense & York).
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Etat : Wie Neu. Zustandsbeschreibung: leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear. Humanity as Argument from Cicero to Erasmus. In times of conflicts and crises, an argument insisting on the humane is commonly heard. In wars, voices demanding a humane treatment of prisoners - as decreed by the Geneva Convention - will be raised. Opposition to social injustice may be framed in a collected call for a humane society. Even educational systems may insist on having a humane perspective among its leading causes. Words referring to man - humane, but also humanistic, humanitarian, even humanity - thus take on status of ideals for mankind. Man, in common and legal speech, thus becomes the conceptual marker of his own perfection. The subject of this book is the early history of this linguistic feature and in particular its argumentative use, from its starting point till early modern times. 130 Seiten, gebunden (Reflections on (In)Humanity; Vol. 8/V&R unipress 2015). Statt EUR 40,00. Gewicht: 319 g - Gebunden/Gebundene Ausgabe. N° de réf. du vendeur 119649
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Etat : New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. The book is about the early history of the linguistic feature of words referring to man - e.g. humane, humanistic, or humanity - and in particular its argumentative use, from its starting point till early modern times.nnHow did humane - refering to mankin. N° de réf. du vendeur 37903668
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