Anmerkungen:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The revolution of dignity and its drivers; Living together with a monster; The "humanist outliers"; Looking at humanism through an interdisciplinary lens; De hominis dignitate: the case of Poland; Notes; References; 1. The second renaissance in 20th-century Europe; The community of conscience; Intellectuals on trial; Oppositional humanism; The European 'Tao'; The totalitarian temptation da capo; Notes; References.
This book discusses the ongoing revolution of dignity in human history as the work of ‘humanist outliers’: small groups and individuals dedicated to compassionate social emancipation. It argues that anti-authoritarian revolutions like 1989’s ‘Autumn of the Nations’ succeeded in large part due to cultural and political innovations springing from such small groups. The author explores the often ingenious ways in which these maladapted and liminal ‘outliers’ forged a cooperative and dialogic mindset among previously resentful and divided communities. Their strategies warrant closer scrutiny in the context of the ongoing 21st century revolution of dignity and efforts to (re)unite an ever more troubled and divided world.