Five Moral PiecesHarcourt, 2001 - 111 síður Embracing the web of multiculturalism that has become a fact of contemporary life from New York to New Delhi, Eco argues that we are more connected to people of other traditions and customs than ever before, making tolerance the ultimate value in today's world. What good, he asks in a talk delivered during the Gulf War, does war do in a world where the flow of goods, services, and information is unstoppable and the enemy is always behind the lines? What makes news today, who decides how it will be presented, and how does the way it is disseminated contribute to the widespread disillusionment with politics in general? In the most personal of the essays, Eco recalls experiencing liberation from fascism in Italy as a boy, and examines the various historical forms of fascism, always with an eye toward such ugly manifestations today. And finally, in an intensely personal open letter to an Italian cardinal, Eco reflects on a question underlying all the reflections in the book: What does it mean to be moral or ethical when one doesn't believe in God? Thoughtful and subtle as well as pragmatic and relevant, these essays present one of the world's most important thinkers at the height of his critical powers. |
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... language of politics was inspired by the same principles and the Italian expression " parallel convergences " has remained in the literature on mass media as a sym- bol of this language , which is barely comprehen- sible in the ...
... language of politics was inspired by the same principles and the Italian expression " parallel convergences " has remained in the literature on mass media as a sym- bol of this language , which is barely comprehen- sible in the ...
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... language , I would say that the Italian press has abandoned this , be- cause changes have also occurred in the language of politicians , who no longer read out obscure and elaborate phrases from a slip of paper into the mi- crophones ...
... language , I would say that the Italian press has abandoned this , be- cause changes have also occurred in the language of politicians , who no longer read out obscure and elaborate phrases from a slip of paper into the mi- crophones ...
Síða 92
... languages and following different traditions ) , and all come together on the basis of some common laws and a common lingua franca , English , which each group speaks in- sufficiently well . I ask you to bear in mind that in New York ...
... languages and following different traditions ) , and all come together on the basis of some common laws and a common lingua franca , English , which each group speaks in- sufficiently well . I ask you to bear in mind that in New York ...
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Reflections on War | 1 |
When the Other Appears on the Scene | 19 |
Migration Tolerance and the Intolerable 89 | 89 |
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