The Ethics of Modernity

The Ethics of Modernity Formation and Transformation in Britain, France, Germany, and the United States - Legacies of Social Thought

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Publisher's Synopsis

Based on intensive, long-term study, this comparative book traces the role of ethics in the formation of modernity in four Western nations (the US, Britain, France, and Germany). MYnchOs analysis spans several centuries of historical and political development. While ethics has played a clear role in the WestOs transition to modernity, he shows that its role has varied substantially and that it has influenced the development of each nationOs political and social institutions. The book begins with an assessment of the ethics of the West in contrast with the East. MYnch then looks at the formation of the ethics of modernity from ancient Judaism to ascetic Protestantism and modern secularized culture. The Ethics of Modernity builds a systematic reconstruction of the ethical formation of modernity in its different stages and variations, concluding with current globalization trends.

Book information

ISBN: 9780847699209
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pub date:
DEWEY: 170.903
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 281
Weight: 503g
Height: 237mm
Width: 153mm
Spine width: 21mm