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The Rise of Eurocentrism: Anatomy of Interpretation

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Rise of Eurocentrism: Anatomy of Interpretation
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Vassilis Lambropoulos
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:492
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreEthics and moral philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780691201818
ClassificationsDewey:172
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 8 October 2019
Publication Country United States

Description

In the controversy over political correctness, the canon, and the curriculum, the role of Western tradition in a post-modern world is often debated. To clarify what is at stake, Vassilis Lambropoulos traces the ideology of European culture from the Reformation, focusing on a key element of Western tradition: the act of interpretation as a distinct

Reviews

"The subject of Vassilis Lambropoulo's ambitious book: the delineation of Hellenic (analytic) as opposed to Hebraic (hermeneutic) mode of thought; and the contest between the two for supremacy in European philosophy and literary criticism." * The Times Literary Supplement *