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Seven Letters to Melin : Essays on the Soul, Science, Art and Mortality
Language: English
Published by Karolinum Press, Charles University, 2020
ISBN 10: 8024643758 ISBN 13: 9788024643755
Condition: New.
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Seven Letters to Melin
Language: English
Published by Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic, CZ, 2020
ISBN 10: 8024643758 ISBN 13: 9788024643755
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: New. Josef Safarík's Seven Letters to Melin is an exploration of man's alienation from nature-and from himself-in the modern technological age. Conceived as a series of letters to Melin, an engineer who believes in the value of science and technical progress, the book grows skeptical of such endeavors, while also examining mankind's search for meaning in life. To help uncover this meaning, Safarík posits a dichotomy between spectator and participant. The role of participant is played by Robert, an artist who has committed suicide. The spectator, embodied by the scientist Melin, views the world from a distance and searches for explanations, while the artist-participant creates the world through his own active engagement. Through these exchanges, Safarík argues for the primacy of artistic creativity over scientific explanation, of truth over accuracy, of internal moral agency over an externally imposed social morality, and of personal religious belief over organized church-going. Safarík is neither anti-scientific nor anti-rational; however, he argues that science has limited power, and he rejects the idea of science that denies meaning and value to what cannot be measured or calculated. Safarík's critiques of technology, the wage economy, and increased professionalization make him an important precursor to the philosophy of deep ecology. This book was also a major influence on the Czech president Václav Havel; in this new translation it will find a fresh cohort of readers interested in what makes us human.
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Seven Letters to Melin
Language: English
Published by Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic, 2020
ISBN 10: 8024643758 ISBN 13: 9788024643755
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Seven Letters to Melin : Essays on the Soul, Science, Art and Mortality
Language: English
Published by Karolinum Press, Charles University, 2020
ISBN 10: 8024643758 ISBN 13: 9788024643755
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
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Seven Letters to Melin
Language: English
Published by Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic, 2020
ISBN 10: 8024643758 ISBN 13: 9788024643755
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Seven Letters to Melin: Essays on the Soul, Science, Art and Mortality
Language: English
Published by Karolinum Press, Charles University, 2020
ISBN 10: 8024643758 ISBN 13: 9788024643755
Condition: new.
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Seven Letters to Melin (Vaclav Havel)
Language: English
Published by Karolinum Press, Charles University, 2020
ISBN 10: 8024643758 ISBN 13: 9788024643755
Condition: New. pp. 300.
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Seven Letters to Melin: From Letters to My Scientist Friend (V?clav Havel Series)
Language: English
Published by Karolinum Press, Charles University, 2020
ISBN 10: 8024643758 ISBN 13: 9788024643755
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. 2020. Paperback. . . . . .
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 300 pages. 7.50x5.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.
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Seven Letters to Melin: From Letters to My Scientist Friend (Václav Havel Series)
Language: English
Published by Karolinum Press, Charles University, 2020
ISBN 10: 8024643758 ISBN 13: 9788024643755
Condition: New. 2020. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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SevenLetterstoMelin Format: Paperback
Published by University of Chicago press
ISBN 10: 8024643758 ISBN 13: 9788024643755
Condition: New. Brand New.
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Seven Letters to Melin : Essays on the Soul, Science, Art and Mortality
Language: English
Published by Karolinum Press, Charles University, 2020
ISBN 10: 8024643758 ISBN 13: 9788024643755
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New.
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Seven Letters to Melin : Essays on the Soul, Science, Art and Mortality
Language: English
Published by Karolinum Press, Charles University, 2020
ISBN 10: 8024643758 ISBN 13: 9788024643755
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
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Seven Letters to Melin
Language: English
Published by Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic, CZ, 2020
ISBN 10: 8024643758 ISBN 13: 9788024643755
Paperback. Condition: New. Josef Safarík's Seven Letters to Melin is an exploration of man's alienation from nature-and from himself-in the modern technological age. Conceived as a series of letters to Melin, an engineer who believes in the value of science and technical progress, the book grows skeptical of such endeavors, while also examining mankind's search for meaning in life. To help uncover this meaning, Safarík posits a dichotomy between spectator and participant. The role of participant is played by Robert, an artist who has committed suicide. The spectator, embodied by the scientist Melin, views the world from a distance and searches for explanations, while the artist-participant creates the world through his own active engagement. Through these exchanges, Safarík argues for the primacy of artistic creativity over scientific explanation, of truth over accuracy, of internal moral agency over an externally imposed social morality, and of personal religious belief over organized church-going. Safarík is neither anti-scientific nor anti-rational; however, he argues that science has limited power, and he rejects the idea of science that denies meaning and value to what cannot be measured or calculated. Safarík's critiques of technology, the wage economy, and increased professionalization make him an important precursor to the philosophy of deep ecology. This book was also a major influence on the Czech president Václav Havel; in this new translation it will find a fresh cohort of readers interested in what makes us human.
