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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Umberto Eco. model , an exemplary image . And among the many stories he imagines - some dazzling , some awe- inspiring ... story could have been imagined and desired by humans , crea- tures who know only that they do not know , would be ...
Umberto Eco. model , an exemplary image . And among the many stories he imagines - some dazzling , some awe- inspiring ... story could have been imagined and desired by humans , crea- tures who know only that they do not know , would be ...
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... story that did not exist . I leave it to the reader to find equivalent examples in the political field . But the arts example is an interesting one : the newspaper had to construct a story because it had to fill too many pages devoted ...
... story that did not exist . I leave it to the reader to find equivalent examples in the political field . But the arts example is an interesting one : the newspaper had to construct a story because it had to fill too many pages devoted ...
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Umberto Eco. early anticlerical years , according to a plausible story , he once asked God to strike him dead on the spot , to prove His existence . God evidently had other fish to fry at the time . In subsequent years , Mussolini always ...
Umberto Eco. early anticlerical years , according to a plausible story , he once asked God to strike him dead on the spot , to prove His existence . God evidently had other fish to fry at the time . In subsequent years , Mussolini always ...
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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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American become believe Captain Muddy Carlo Maria Martini Catholic century Cicciolina citizens clash common Communist Corriere critical cult culture dailies death decision doctrine elite enemy Erich Priebke Espresso ethic Eugenio Scalfari European fact Falangists feel form of intolerance freedom fundamentalism fundamentalist hang happened human ideology immigration intellectual function interview intoler Italian Fascism Italian press Italy Italy's journalists Julius Evola La Repubblica language laws liberation longer mass media means ment messages migration modern movement Mussolini Nazi Nazism newspaper newspeak Northern League papers party play polemic politicians Priebke principles problem racism readers regime reply responsibility Rome rules Silvio Berlusconi someone story taboo television things tion tive tolerance topic totalitarian ture typical Umberto Bossi UMBERTO ECO uncontrolled intolerance Ur-Fascism warfare weeklies world of politics