Twilight of the Demigods: A Cynic's Guide to Political Idolatry and Moral Freedom - Couverture souple

Krutilla, Kirk

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ISBN 13 : 9798182082563

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Twilight of the Demigods: A Cynic’s Guide to Political Idolatry and Moral Freedom_** is a philosophical political satire about the danger of surrendering conscience to leaders, parties, movements, institutions, screens, and crowds. The book begins with Diogenes entering an imagined courtroom at Nuremberg, lantern in hand, searching not only for monsters but for the ordinary human habits that make moral collapse possible. The courtroom becomes a symbolic trial of the “worshiping citizen,” where modern characters are examined for the ways they excuse cruelty, hide behind rules, repeat slogans, follow crowds, and defend their own side too easily. Through seven ordinary figures — Frank, Laura, Maria, Evan, Judge Mercer, Pastor Hale, and Nina — the book shows how political worship can take many forms. Frank mistakes humiliation for strength. Laura lets compassion drift toward control. Maria hides behind procedure. Evan becomes addicted to outrage. Judge Mercer mistakes distance for justice. Pastor Hale confuses faith with party loyalty. Nina bends truth into narrative. The witnesses include Diogenes, Nietzsche, Spinoza, Hannah Arendt, Socrates, Kierkegaard, Camus, Simone Weil, Eric Hoffer, and psychologists connected to Nuremberg, obedience, and identity fusion. Together, they expose how fear, resentment, thoughtlessness, bureaucracy, dehumanization, and group identity can lead ordinary people to outsource judgment. The book does not argue for apathy or political neutrality. It argues for moral freedom. A citizen may vote, belong, fight for justice, love a country, trust institutions, and support leaders. But no leader, party, movement, or crowd deserves the conscience. In the end, the book asks one central question: **Can a citizen belong without disappearing?** Its answer is hopeful but demanding: civilization begins again whenever one citizen refuses to kneel. :::

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798182082563
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 120
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