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Nostalgia for the Absolute (The CBC Massey Lectures) by George Steiner is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Nostalgia for the Absolute (The CBC Massey Lectures) about?
The decline of formal religious systems has left a moral and emotional emptiness in Western culture. George Steiner, internationally renowned thinker and scholar, pursues this and examines the alternative "mythologies" of Marxism, Freudian psychology, L vi-Straussian anthropology, and fads of irrationality.
Who reads Nostalgia for the Absolute (The CBC Massey Lectures)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- George Steiner
- Publisher
- Anansi; House of Anansi Press
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780887845949
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Christian, Social Science, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.99 / 5 (128 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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