Ideas of the Twentieth Century

The last century ushered in significant progress. Philosophers, scientists, artists, and poets overthrew our understanding of the physical world, of human behavior, of thought and its limits, and of art, creativity, and beauty. Scientific progress improved the way we lived across the world. Yet the last century also brought increased levels of war, tyranny, and genocide. Man pushed boundaries of good and evil, right and wrong, justice and injustice and people lost faith in values. Now, thinkers and leaders are reconstructing theories of value and creating institutions to embody them. This thought-provoking, broad-sweeping enhanced ebook draws intriguing connections between philosophy, art, literature, and history, illuminating our world and our place in it.