From the Axial Age to the Moral Revolution: John Stuart-Glennie, Karl Jaspers, and a New Understanding of the Idea [electronic resource] /
Halton, E.author.
In 1873, John Stuart Stuart-Glennie elaborated a theory of 'the moral revolution' to characterize the historical shift from roughly 600 BCE in a variety of civilizations, as part of a critical theory of history. This book brings light to the now eclipsed theory and offers new contexts and understandings of the phenomenon.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyrights; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Jaspers, Stuart-Glennie, andthe Origins of the Theory; 2 Religion, Habitat, and Cosmos; 3 Panzoonism, the Bioticon, andthe 500-Year Cycles of History; 4 Islands of Light; 5 Jaspers and Mumford; 6 The Next Transformation?; 7 The Moral Revolution and theModern Revolution Today; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In 1873, John Stuart Stuart-Glennie elaborated a theory of 'the moral revolution' to characterize the historical shift from roughly 600 BCE in a variety of civilizations, as part of a critical theory of history. This book brings light to the now eclipsed theory and offers new contexts and understandings of the phenomenon.
Stuart-Glennie, John S.
Jaspers, Karl, 1883-1969.
Philosophy.
Movement (Philosophy).
Social sciences—Philosophy.
History of Philosophy.
Philosophical Traditions.
Social Philosophy.