Presence and the Political | Performing Human

Farhang Rajaee

ISBN 10: 3030594890 / ISBN 13: 9783030594893

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2022

Presence and the Political | Performing Human | Farhang Rajaee | Taschenbuch | xxxii | Englisch | 2022 | Palgrave Macmillan | EAN 9783030594893 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. Seller Inventory # 120956305

Synopsis:

This book deals with a concern of how humanity performs toward itself and how it performs within the public realm, and where it must be in relation with others. Public life is not solely about politics but also the political, i.e., intellectual, moral, economic, religious, and collective habits—including fashions and amusements, artefacts, histories, and legacies. This book argues that man raison d'être in worldly life is to have a civil presence and create civilization. It contends that what makes it possible is the coming together of “presence, ethos, and theatre” and their working in concert. The first half of this book elaborates on the nuances of these three pillars, and the second half offers three examples of civilizations that have succeeded to achieve this within what it claims to be three major worldviews that he calls “divine-immanence, the divine-transcendence, and human-immanence.” 

About the Author:

Farhang Rajaee is an Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Humanities at Carleton University, Canada.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Presence and the Political | Performing Human
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Taschenbuch
Condition: Neu