The Legitimacy of the Human

Synopsis

Origins Of The Text -- Opening Movement: The Rise And Fall Of Humanism -- The Threatened Human -- The Illegitimacy Of The Human? -- A Medieval Questioning Of The Legitimacy Of Man: The Sincere Brethren -- The Word Antihumanism: Alexander Blok -- Contesting Humanism: Michael Foucault -- The Legitimacy Of Modern Times? The Case Of Hans Blumenberg -- Who Makes Man? -- Being As A Command. Rémi Brague ; Translation And Introduction By Paul Seaton. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.