The Three Axial Ages: Moral, Material, Mental

by John Torpey

Book Overview

How should we think about the "shape" of human history since the birth of cities, and where are we headed? Sociologist and historian John Torpey proposes that the "Axial Age" of the first millennium BCE, when some of the world's major religious and intellectual developments first emerged, was only one of three such decisive periods that can be used to directly affect present social problems, from economic inequality to ecological destruction.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813590507
• ISBN13: 9780813590509
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.4" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher