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Book SynopsisThe ideal of higher humanism challenges our modern civilization and its diminished image of the human being. A critique of the ideologies of bourgeois humanism provides a pathway toward the renascence of human identity and human dignity. Historical illustrations, drawn from the higher heritage of humanity, revive values long forgotten. Ash Gobar re-argues the great argument for the impact of the philosophy of life upon the quality of life. This is a timely work: the call of a modern philosopher to awaken the conscience of humanity from its existential vertigo.
Trade Review“The ideal of higher humanism that Ash Gobar advances also represents our ideal for the future of mankind in this trouble-laden world.”—Hermann Wein, Author of
Philosophie als Erfahrungswissenschaft“Ash Gobar’s work represents insight, wisdom, and a deep measure of understanding not often encountered in American letters.”—Harry M. Caudill, Author of
Darkness at Dawn and
Night Comes to the CumberlandTable of ContentsPrologue – Acknowledgments – The Dawn of Human Conscience – Mythology as Mirror of Conscience – Psyche: The Ψ-Dimension as the Fifth Dimension in the Kosmos – Greek Visions of Higher Humanism - Renaissance Visions of Higher Humanism - Envisioning of Higher Humanism in German Enlightenment – Envisioning of Higher Humanism in American Enlightenment – Philosophical Challenge to Modern Culture: Nietzsche and Heidegger – Eclipse of Modern Civilization – Toward a Neotranscendental Perspective: The Question of the Ground and the Horizon of Human Existence – Epilogue – Index.
