The tyranny of guilt : an essay on Western masochism
by
Bruckner, Pascal.
Title
:
The tyranny of guilt : an essay on Western masochism
Author
:
Bruckner, Pascal.
ISBN
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9781400834310
Uniform Title
:
Tyrannie de la pénitence. English
Publication Information
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2010.
Physical Description
:
1 online resource (xi, 239 pages)
Abstract
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Fascism, communism, genocide, slavery, racism, imperialism--the West has no shortage of reasons for guilt. And, indeed, since the Holocaust and the end of World War II, Europeans in particular have been consumed by remorse. But Pascal Bruckner argues that guilt has now gone too far. It has become a pathology, and even an obstacle to fighting today's atrocities. Bruckner, one of France's leading writers and public intellectuals, argues that obsessive guilt has obscured important realities. The West has no monopoly on evil, and has destroyed monsters as well as created them--leading in the aboli.
Subject Term
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Civilization, Western -- 20th century.
Civilization, Western -- 21st century.
International relations -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Guilt.
Self-hate (Psychology)
World politics.
Electronic Access
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Online Library | E-Book | 374747-1001 | ONLINE | | Elektronik Kütüphane |