An edition of El tema de nuestro tiempo (1923)

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An edition of El tema de nuestro tiempo (1923)

The Modern Theme

First Harper Torchbook edition

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This book was first published in English by C. W. Daniels Co., London, in 1931, and in the United States by W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., in 1933, and it is here reprinted by arrangement with Revista de Occidente of Madrid.
[An enlarged photographic reprint of the edition of 1931.]

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Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Language
English
Pages
152

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Previews available in: English Spanish

Subjects

Philosophy, Revolutions, Relativity (Physics), Révolutions, Relativité, Philosophie

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The Modern Theme
1961, Harper & Brothers
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The Modern Theme
1933, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
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El tema de nuestro tiempo: El ocaso de las revoluciones; El sentido histórico de la teoría de Einstein
1923, Calpe
in Spanish
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Table of Contents

Introduction to the Torchbook Edition
Page 1
Preface
Page 9
I. The Concept of the Generation
Page 11
II. The Forecasting of the Future
Page 19 |
III. Relativism and Rationalism
Page 28
IV. Culture and Life
Page 36
V. The Double Imperative
Page 45
VI. The Two Ironies, or, Socrates and Don Juan
Page 52
VII. Valuations of Life
Page 60
VIII. Vital Values
Page 71
IX. Signs of the Times
Page 78
X. The Doctrine of the Point of View
Page 86
SUPPLEMENTARY
The Sunset of Revolution
Page 99
Epilogue on the Mental Attitude of Disillusion
Page 132
The Historical Significance of the Theory of Einstein
Page 135

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

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New York
Series
Harper Torchbooks. The Academy Library, TB1038
Translation Of
El tema de nuestro tiempo. El ocaso de las revoluciones. El sentido histórico de la teoría de Einstein

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
196, 901.9
Library of Congress
B4568.O73 T43 1961, B4568.073 T43 1961
Universal Decimal Classification
130.2

Contributors

Translator
James Cleugh
Introduction
José Ferrater Mora

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
vii, 152 p.
Number of pages
152
Dimensions
21 x x centimeters

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OL5817000M
Internet Archive
moderntheme00orte
LCCN
61001591
OCLC/WorldCat
373189, 441729285, 561982875, 633356211, 373189
Library Thing
98138

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