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The Antimodern Condition - An Argument Against Progress (Paperback)
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The Antimodern Condition - An Argument Against Progress (Paperback)
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Much of social and political thought over the last three centuries
has been concerned with transgression and change, with progress and
a focus on creating something 'better' than we have now. But when
many of these ideas are put into practice the result has been
violence, turmoil and human misery. This, we might say, has been
the result of grand ideals taking precedence over the interests of
ordinary people. This book presents an alternative view: the
antimodern condition. This involves the rejection of change and
progress and instead seeks to promote certainty, permanence and
settlement. The antimodern condition is where we are in place and
settled. It is where we are part of the world around us and not at
war with it. It is where we accept our place: we are with those who
we care for, and so we are theirs. The antimodern condition is
where we recognise that we dwell within traditions, which may
evolve and change, but which keep us within the bounds of what is
known and what works. This book takes a cross-disciplinary
approach, integrating ideas from politics, philosophy, social
theory and architecture to present an alternative to progress and
other modern conceits.
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