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The Age of Nothing
Peter Watson
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Description for The Age of Nothing
Paperback. A dazzling investigation into psychology, art and religion; the demise of capitalism; and the beginning of a new era from the author of IDEAS. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
The closing months of 2008 saw the world's nations united in financial uncertainty. Amid endless reports of collapsing stock markets, failed banks, fiscal fraud and snowballing unemployment, THE AGE OF NOTHING offers a compelling insight into the demise of capitalism and the beginning of a new era. Peter Watson's scintillating thesis argues that the unprecedented credit crunch of 2008 was the result of a fundamental change in the fabric of society - one that became truly visible only as it reached its culmination. In a commanding narrative, Watson provides a historical perspective on the shift in our attitudes towards capitalism, while exploring the philosophical roots that underpin it. Of central importance in Watson's theory is Nietzsche's warning regarding mankind's responsibility for 'the death of God' - and the consequences thereof. Nietzsche's views on the frailty of human values in a world bereft of religious faith were echoed by writers including Tolstoy, Marx and Kandinsky - and his chilling message went on to resonate with thinkers throughout the 20th century. When Max Weber called the modern world 'disenchanted', and argued that society must choose to create a new value system based on knowledge or else surrender and embrace a religious faith, he was the latest in a long line of intellectuals attempting to address the problem Nietzsche had laid bare. With the arrival of THE AGE OF NOTHING, the line continues. The work fills a crucial gap in our intellectual history and serves as a comprehensive study of society's current predicament - as well as a timely answer to the question of what to do next.
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
663g
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753828106
SKU
V9780753828106
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About Peter Watson
Peter Watson was born in 1943 and educated at the universities of Durham, London and Rome. He has presented several television arts programmes, and since 1998 has been a research associate in Cambridge.
Reviews for The Age of Nothing
In a vividly engaging conspectus of the formative ideas of the past century, The Age of Nothing shows how Nietzsche's diagnosis evoked responses in may areas of cultural life, including some surprising parts of the political spectrum.
John Gray
NEW STATESMAN
I recommend this book to anyone who needs to know what the loss of religious faith has meant to the high culture of our civilsation and what, if anything, we might do about it.... (it) covers a whole century of intellectual endeavour as lightly as it can.
Roger Scruton
THE INDEPENDENT
This book will appeal to anyone with intellectual curiosity about the human condition and the development of ideas. It will especially appeal to the non-religious reader. This isn't a book about, or even particularly in defence of atheism as a worldview, but it sets out objectively a history of non-religious thought that covers everything from science to poetry, incorporating philosophy, the rise of new age 'spiritualism' and therapy.
Greg Jameson
Entertainment Focus
The beauty of this book is Watson's ability to impose order on a riot of ideas.
Publisher's Weekly
his erudition is formidable
Theodore Dalymple
THE TIMES
There is much in this book that I did not know, and I am grateful to have learnt it.
Theodore Dalrymple
THE TIMES
This book will appeal to anyone with intellectual curiosity about the human condition and the development of ideas. It will especially appeal to the non-religious reader. This isn't a book about, or even particularly in defence of atheism as a worldview, but it sets out objectively a history of non-religious thought that covers everything from science to poetry, incorporating philosophy, the rise of new age 'spiritualism' and therapy.
GREG JAMESON
ENTERTAINMENT FOCUS
The beauty of this book is Watson's ability to impose order on a riot of ideas.
PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY
I recommend this book to anyone who needs to know what the loss of religious faith has meant to the high culture of our civilsation and what, if anything, we might do about it.... (it) covers a whole century of intellectual endeavour as lightly as it can.
ROGER SCRUTON
THE INDEPENDENT
In a vividly engaging conspectus of the formative ideas of the past century, The Age of Nothing shows how Nietzsche's diagnosis evoked responses in may areas of cultural life, including some surprising parts of the political spectrum.
John Gray
NEW STATESMAN
his erudition is formidable
THEODORE DALRYMPLE
THE TIMES
I would not wish to have missed The Age of Nothing by Peter Watson, a brisk 565 pages on the displacement of God from Western Culture.
TOM STOPPARD
TLS - BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014
John Gray
NEW STATESMAN
I recommend this book to anyone who needs to know what the loss of religious faith has meant to the high culture of our civilsation and what, if anything, we might do about it.... (it) covers a whole century of intellectual endeavour as lightly as it can.
Roger Scruton
THE INDEPENDENT
This book will appeal to anyone with intellectual curiosity about the human condition and the development of ideas. It will especially appeal to the non-religious reader. This isn't a book about, or even particularly in defence of atheism as a worldview, but it sets out objectively a history of non-religious thought that covers everything from science to poetry, incorporating philosophy, the rise of new age 'spiritualism' and therapy.
Greg Jameson
Entertainment Focus
The beauty of this book is Watson's ability to impose order on a riot of ideas.
Publisher's Weekly
his erudition is formidable
Theodore Dalymple
THE TIMES
There is much in this book that I did not know, and I am grateful to have learnt it.
Theodore Dalrymple
THE TIMES
This book will appeal to anyone with intellectual curiosity about the human condition and the development of ideas. It will especially appeal to the non-religious reader. This isn't a book about, or even particularly in defence of atheism as a worldview, but it sets out objectively a history of non-religious thought that covers everything from science to poetry, incorporating philosophy, the rise of new age 'spiritualism' and therapy.
GREG JAMESON
ENTERTAINMENT FOCUS
The beauty of this book is Watson's ability to impose order on a riot of ideas.
PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY
I recommend this book to anyone who needs to know what the loss of religious faith has meant to the high culture of our civilsation and what, if anything, we might do about it.... (it) covers a whole century of intellectual endeavour as lightly as it can.
ROGER SCRUTON
THE INDEPENDENT
In a vividly engaging conspectus of the formative ideas of the past century, The Age of Nothing shows how Nietzsche's diagnosis evoked responses in may areas of cultural life, including some surprising parts of the political spectrum.
John Gray
NEW STATESMAN
his erudition is formidable
THEODORE DALRYMPLE
THE TIMES
I would not wish to have missed The Age of Nothing by Peter Watson, a brisk 565 pages on the displacement of God from Western Culture.
TOM STOPPARD
TLS - BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014