Danilo Marcondes

Skepticism and the New World

The Anthropological Argument and the Emergence of Modernity

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Skepticism and the New World: The Anthropological Argument and the Emergence of Modernity shows that the "discovery" of the New World had a transforming impact as a historical event with deep philosophical repercussions, especially for traditional presuppositions about human nature and knowledge.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 120
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9781666935547
• ISBN-10: 1666935549
• Artikelnr.: 70827164

Autorenporträt

Danilo Marcondes is tenured assistant professor at the Brazilian War College (Escola Superior de Guerra-ESG) in Rio de Janeiro.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Skepticism and the New World
Chapter 2: The Crisis of the Idea of a Universal Man and the Modern
Discussion of Human
Rights
Chapter 3. La France Antarctique
Chapter 4: The Politics of Language in the New World
Chapter 5: New World, New Worlds
Bibliography
About the Author