Destiny Domesticated

Destiny Domesticated investigates three ways Western civilization has tried to tame fate: the heroic affirmation of fate in the tragic culture of the Greeks, the humble acceptance of divine providence in Christianity, and the abolition of fate in modern technological society. Against this background, Jos de Mul argues that the uncontrollability of technology introduces its own tragic dimension to our culture. Considering a range of literary texts and contemporary events, and drawing on twenty-five centuries of tragedy interpretation from philosophers such as Aristotle, Hegel, Nietzsche, and Heidegger, literary critics George Steiner and Terry Eagleton, and others, de Mul articulates a contemporary perspective on the tragic, shedding new light on philosophical topics such as free will, determinism, and the contingency of life.

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Titel	Destiny Domesticated
Artikelnummer	d12c98db-083a-42bc-9fe6-032882b419d2
Uitgever	State University Of New York Press
Auteur	Jos de Mul
Jaartal	2014
Band	Nee
Druk	N/B
Bladzijden	334
Staat	Nieuw
Toelichting op staat	Nee
ISBN-13	9781438449715