An Interpretation of Universal History

An Interpretation of Universal History

Ortega traces the course of Western civilization backward, searching out what makes a civilization rise or fall and offering a way of looking at our own time. Based on a series of lectures on A. J. Toynbee's A Study of History.
The prospectus that announced the creation of The Institute of the Humanities promised an inaugural course of twelve lectures, to be given by its founder and entitled, â€œConcerning a New Interpretation of International History. (Exposition and Examination of A. J. Toynbeeâ€™s work, A Study of History.)â€ But the course as given (in 1948-49) went much farther than that announcement, for the â€œexaminationâ€ consisted principally of a critique of Toynbeeâ€™s work from the point of view of Ortegaâ€™s own doctrines, together with the unfolding of his personal ideas about the science of history and the progress of peoplesâ€•in particular the Romansâ€•with frequent side excursions, meant to be systematic, into the crisis of the present time. The central theme of these pages becomes â€œthe analysis of life established in illegitimacy . . . of which the two gigantic examples are the declining days of the Roman Empire and the period in which we ourselves are living.â€ To the modern crisis, Ortega brings a basic analysis and a program of reform for intelligence by which contemporary life might emerge from the confusion it now suffers.
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
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ReleaseDate 1984-12-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393007510

Country	USA
Brand	W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer	W. W. Norton & Company
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Refer to Sapnet.
ReleaseDate	1984-12-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780393007510

An Interpretation of Universal History

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