Artful immorality – variants of cynicism: machiavelli, gracián, diderot, nietzsche
Auteur :
Mayfield, Daniel Scott
Éditeur :
De Gruyter
ISBN :
9783110438482
Date de publication :
28 août 2015
Dimensions :
24,0 x 17,0 cm
Poids :
938 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Allemagne
'Cynicism' seems to be a viral word. It appears to be applied to almost anything deemed problematic - morally, societally, politically, culturally. This study aims at rendering scholarly expedient by providing precise descriptions of the cynical statement and the cynical stance in Machiavelli, Gracian, Diderot and Nietzsche.