After the End of History: The Curious Fate of American Materialism.9780472069156 After the end of history; the curious fate of American materialism materialism, in philosophy, a widely held system of thought that explains the nature of the world as entirely dependent on matter, the fundamental and final reality beyond which nothing need be sought. . Lane, Robert E. U. of Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). Press 2006 225 pages $26.95 Paperback Evolving values for a capitalist world HN60 Lane (emeritus e·mer·i·tus adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus. n. pl. , political science, Yale U.), in this book-length dialogue between a fictional market economist and an equally- fictional humanistic hu·man·ist n. 1. A believer in the principles of humanism. 2. One who is concerned with the interests and welfare of humans. 3. a. A classical scholar. b. A student of the liberal arts. social scientist, tackles the issue of whether human happiness can be achieved by over-promoting the market values of rationality and efficiency. His characters debate the proper way to organize to organize human society so as to achieve the greatest human well-being. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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