Contentment in Contention - by B Southgate (Hardcover)

Name: Contentment in Contention - by B Southgate (Hardcover)
Brand: Palgrave MacMillan
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Southgate draws on ideas within history, philosophy, literature, psychology, and theology to explore two traditions: contentment with our situation as it is, and the aspiration to transcend it.
About the Author: BEVERLEY SOUTHGATE Reader Emeritus in History of Ideas at the University of Hertfordshire, UK.
208 Pages
Philosophy, Movements

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Book Synopsis

Southgate draws on ideas within history, philosophy, literature, psychology, and theology to explore two traditions: contentment with our situation as it is, and the aspiration to transcend it. He discusses the possibility of escape from intellectual constraints, and advocates a positive 'duty of discontent', and its implications.

About the Author

BEVERLEY SOUTHGATE Reader Emeritus in History of Ideas at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. His many publications include Postmodernism in History (2003), What is History For? (2005), and History Meets Fiction (2009). He is currently working on aspects of history's relationships with art.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.6 Inches (H) x 5.6 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.0 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 208

Genre: Philosophy

Sub-Genre: Movements

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Theme: Humanism

Format: Hardcover

Author: B Southgate

Language: English

Street Date: December 2, 2011

TCIN: 1006743066

UPC: 9780230354593

Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-5439

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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