Nostalgia for the absolute

Nostalgia for the absolute

by Steiner, George

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Writer and scholar George Steiner's Massey Lectures are just as cogent today as when he delivered them in 1974 -- perhaps even more so. He argues that Western culture's moral and emotional emptiness stems from the decay of formal religion. He examines the alternate mythologies (Marxism, etc.) and fads of irrationality (astrology, the occult). Steiner argues that this decay and the failure of the mythologies have created a nostalgia for the absolute that is growing and leading us to a massive cl…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Nostalgia for the absolute / George Steiner.

Summary

Writer and scholar George Steiner's Massey Lectures are just as cogent today as when he delivered them in 1974 -- perhaps even more so. He argues that Western culture's moral and emotional emptiness stems from the decay of formal religion. He examines the alternate mythologies (Marxism, etc.) and fads of irrationality (astrology, the occult). Steiner argues that this decay and the failure of the mythologies have created a nostalgia for the absolute that is growing and leading us to a massive clash between truth and human survival. Ultimately he suggests that we can only reduce the impact of this collision course if we continue, as disinterestedly as possible, to ask questions and seek answers in the face of our increasingly complex world.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1997, ©1974.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Anansi
  • Place of Publication:Concord, Ont
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1997, ©1974.

Notes

Text of radio lectures broadcast in fall, 1974.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (61 pages).

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780887845949, 0887845940, 9780887848698, 0887848699
  • oclc:ocn243593098
  • LC Classification:BR125
  • Dewey Decimal:270.8/2

Subjects

Christianisme -- 20e siècle Christianity Christianity -- 20th century Civilisation -- 1950- Civilization, Modern Civilization, Modern -- 1950- Freud, Sigmund Lévi-Strauss, Claude Marx, Karl Since 1900

Writers

Steiner, George

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