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Individualism and the western liberal tradition: evolutionary origins, history, and prospects for the future

By MacDonald , Kevin B

Book information

Publisher
Kindle Direct Publishing
Year
2019
ISBN
9781089691488, 1089691483
Language
english
Format
AZW3
Filesize
846 kB (866548 bytes)
Edition
Kindle Direct Publishing edition
Pages
xvi, 525 pages ; 23 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Civilization;Equality;Equality--History;EthicsModern;Individualism;Individualism--History;Indo-E

Description

"Individualism and the Western Liberal Tradition argues that ethnic influences are important for understanding the West. The prehistoric invasion of the Indo-Europeans had a transformative influence on Western Europe, inaugurating a prolonged period of what is labeled "aristocratic individualism" resulting from variants of Indo-European genetic and cultural influence. However, beginning in the seventeenth century and gradually becoming dominant was a new culture labeled "egalitarian individualism" which was influenced by preexisting egalitarian tendencies of northwest Europeans. Egalitarian individualism ushered in the modern world but may well carry the seeds of its own destruction."--Back cover.

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