Western Self-Contempt

Autorentext

Benedict Beckeld holds a PhD in Philosophy and Classical Philology from the University of Heidelberg, Germany. He is the author of Die Notwendigkeit der Notwendigkeit, Art and Aesthetics, and Statements. Follow him on X @BenedictBeckeld.

Klappentext

"A study of how and why oikophobia -- cultural self-hatred -- develops in Western societies"--

Inhalt

Introduction

1. Oikophobia in Ancient Greece
2. Oikophobia as Relativism
3. Oikophobia in Rome
4. The Role of Religion
5. Oikophobia in France
6. Oikophobia in Britain
7. Oikophobia as Positivism
8. Oikophobia in the United States: The Past
9. Cyclical and Progressive Theory
10. Oikophobia in the United States: The Present
11. The Confluence of the West
    Epilogue: On Personal Freedom