Cruelty. The history of violence in culture and the destinies of humanity
Instant download
after payment (24/7)
Wide range of formats
(for all gadgets)
Full book
(including for Apple and Android)
Man is a “cruel animal.” This radical thesis is the starting point of the discursive history of cruelty. Cultural scientist Wolfgang Müller-Funk defines cruelty as part of the civilizing process and offers his insight into this heartbreaking aspect of human evolution that eludes conventional descriptions. His twelve-chapter history covers Robert Musil and Ernst Jünger, Seneca and Friedrich Nietzsche, Elias Canetti and the Marquis de Sade, Jean Amery and Mario Llosa, Sigmund Freud and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Ismail Kadar and Arthur Koestler - Wolfgang Müller-Funk tells a cautionary tale of cruelty and offers a philosophical way to resist its temptations. The publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format. .
The text of the book was translated from the original language using an artificial intelligence program. For the most part, the translation of the text is of very high quality, but in some cases, due to the imperfection of the technology, there may be incorrect phrase translations in the text, as well as single words and expressions may not be translated.
FL/241997/UA
Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Вольфганг Мюллер-Функ
- Language
- Ukrainian
- Release date
- 2023
- Translator
- Давид Соломонович Дамте
1 book by the same author:
Products from this category:
Man is a “cruel animal.” This radical thesis is the starting point of the discursive history of cruelty. Cultural scientist Wolfgang Müller-Funk defines crue...