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The Age of Nothing - How We Have Sought To Live Since The Death of God (Paperback)
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The Age of Nothing - How We Have Sought To Live Since The Death of God (Paperback)
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The closing months of 2008 saw the world's nations united in
financial uncertainty. Amid endless reports of collapsing stock
markets, failed banks, fiscal fraud and snowballing unemployment,
THE AGE OF NOTHING offers a compelling insight into the demise of
capitalism and the beginning of a new era. Peter Watson's
scintillating thesis argues that the unprecedented credit crunch of
2008 was the result of a fundamental change in the fabric of
society - one that became truly visible only as it reached its
culmination. In a commanding narrative, Watson provides a
historical perspective on the shift in our attitudes towards
capitalism, while exploring the philosophical roots that underpin
it. Of central importance in Watson's theory is Nietzsche's warning
regarding mankind's responsibility for 'the death of God' - and the
consequences thereof. Nietzsche's views on the frailty of human
values in a world bereft of religious faith were echoed by writers
including Tolstoy, Marx and Kandinsky - and his chilling message
went on to resonate with thinkers throughout the 20th century. When
Max Weber called the modern world 'disenchanted', and argued that
society must choose to create a new value system based on knowledge
or else surrender and embrace a religious faith, he was the latest
in a long line of intellectuals attempting to address the problem
Nietzsche had laid bare. With the arrival of THE AGE OF NOTHING,
the line continues. The work fills a crucial gap in our
intellectual history and serves as a comprehensive study of
society's current predicament - as well as a timely answer to the
question of what to do next.
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