Nietzsche's Prophecy: The Crisis in Meaning - Hardcover

Sarles, Harvey B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1573928720 ISBN 13: 9781573928724

Publisher: Humanity Books, 2001

Synopsis

Nietzsche's prophecy has come to haunt us in our day, says cultural critic Harvey Sarles. The postmodern age is a completely unscripted era, a time that has no generally recognized framework for meaning, when even the search for meaning itself is called into question. Using poetically phrased aphorisms, Sarles probes the many ways in which we currently grope for meaning, emphasizing that answers and even a sense of direction seem unavailable in the current social and historical moment. He examines not only the what but also the why of meaning, explores how this crisis developed, and offers some paths for resolution. Among the many contemporary trends, he sees a new and emergent form of Pragmatism, which may portend a positive and progressive future.

About this title

About the Author:

Harvey Sarles (Minneapolis, MN) is professor of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, adjunct professor of American Studies, and an adjunct member of the Cognitive Studies Center at the University of Minnesota.

About this edition

• Publisher: Humanity Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1573928720
• ISBN 13: 9781573928724
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 232