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The Three Axial Ages - Moral, Material, Mental (Paperback)
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The Three Axial Ages - Moral, Material, Mental (Paperback)
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How should we think about the "shape" of human history since the
birth of cities, and where are we headed? Sociologist and historian
John Torpey proposes that the "Axial Age" of the first millennium
BCE, when some of the world's major religious and intellectual
developments first emerged, was only one of three such decisive
periods that can be used to directly affect present social
problems, from economic inequality to ecological destruction.
Torpey's argument advances the idea that there are in fact three
"Axial Ages," instead of one original Axial Age and several
subsequent, smaller developments. Each of the three ages
contributed decisively to how humanity lives, and the difficulties
it faces. The earliest, or original, Axial Age was a moral one; the
second was material, and revolved around the creation and use of
physical objects; and the third is chiefly mental, and focused on
the technological. While there are profound risks and challenges,
Torpey shows how a worldview that combines the strengths of all
three ages has the potential to usher in a period of exceptional
human freedom and possibility.
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