The Death of Metaphysics; The Death of Culture: Epistemology, Metaphysics, and Morality

by Mark J. Cherry

Book Overview

The Latin root of the English word culture ties together both worship and the tilling of the soil. In each case, the focus is the same: a rightly-directed culture produces either a bountiful harvest or falls short of the mark, materially or spiritually. This volume critically explores the nature and depth of our contemporary cultural crisis: its lack of traditional orientation and moral understanding. Prime among the issues at stake are the meaning...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402046200
• ISBN13: 9781402046209
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"