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About Europe: Philosophical Hypotheses
Denis Guénoun
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Description for About Europe: Philosophical Hypotheses
Paperback. "Originally published in French under the title Hypotheses sur l'Europe: Un essai de philosophie." Translator(s): Irizarry, Christine. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 476.
The concept of the universal was born in the lands we now call Europe, yet it is precisely the universal that is Europe's undoing. All European politics is caught in a tension: to assert a European identity is to be open to multiplicity, but this very openness could dissolve Europe as such. This book reflects on Europe and its changing boundaries over the span of twenty centuries. A work of philosophy, it consistently draws on concrete events. From ancient Greece and Rome, to Christianity, to the Reformation, to the national revolutions of the twentieth century, what we today call "Europe" ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Cultural Memory in the Present
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804773867
SKU
V9780804773867
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About Denis Guénoun
Denis Guénoun is a professor of French literature at the Sorbonne, Paris IV, a philosopher, and man of the theater. He has written numerous plays, essays, and narratives, and has held many administrative and artistic positions in the public French theater network.
Reviews for About Europe: Philosophical Hypotheses
"There is much that is valuable and noteworthy in this provocative work. Guénoun has made a truly valuable contribution to our understanding of Europe."—George Lazaroiu, Review of Contemporary Philosophy "This remarkable book is a highly insightful exploration of how European identities are shaped in our time. Both politically and philosophically, Denis Guénoun makes perceptive observations and astute connections that will ... Read more