The Rise and Fall of Modern Man

The Rise and Fall of Modern Man
Title The Rise and Fall of Modern Man PDF eBook
Author Jacek Dobrowolski
Publisher Modernity in Question
Total Pages 0
Release 2017
Genre Human beings
ISBN 9783631712689

Download The Rise and Fall of Modern Man Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Award winning essay in philosophical anthropology reflecting on who, in terms of history of ideas, modern western man was, is, and will perhaps become. It examines how Selfhood and individuality connect to science and technology, and offers an imaginative exploration of various modern narratives of human singularity.

The Summits of Modern Man

The Summits of Modern Man
Title The Summits of Modern Man PDF eBook
Author Peter H. Hansen
Publisher Harvard University Press
Total Pages 393
Release 2013-05-14
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 0674074521

Download The Summits of Modern Man Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Mountaineering has served as a metaphor for civilization triumphant. A fascinating study of the first ascents of the major Alpine peaks and Mt. Everest, The Summits of Modern Man reveals the significance of our encounters with the world’s most forbidding heights and how difficult it is to imagine nature in terms other than conquest and domination.

The Compleat Gentleman

The Compleat Gentleman
Title The Compleat Gentleman PDF eBook
Author Brad Miner
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Total Pages 256
Release 2021-05-11
Genre Reference
ISBN 1684512158

Download The Compleat Gentleman Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

“Here is a welcome reminder that men can be gentlemen without turning into ladies—or louts.”—Michelle Malkin "Miner writes with wit and charm."—Wall Street Journal The Gentleman: An Endangered Species? The catalog of masculine sins grows by the day—mansplaining, manspreading, toxic masculinity—reflecting our confusion over what it means to be a man. Is a man’s only choice between the brutish, rutting #MeToo lout and the gelded imitation woman, endlessly sensitive and fun to go shopping with? No. Brad Miner invites you to discover the oldest and best model of manhood— the gentleman. In this tour de force of popular history and gentlemanly persuasion, Miner lays out the thousand-year history of this forgotten ideal and makes a compelling case for its modern revival. Three masculine archetypes emerge here—the warrior, the lover, and the monk—forming the character of “the compleat gentleman.” He cultivates a martial spirit in defense of the true and the beautiful. He treats the opposite sex with passionate respect. And he values learning in pursuit of the truth. Miner’s gentleman stands out for the combination of discretion, decorum, and nonchalance that the Renaissance called sprezzatura. He belongs to an aristocracy of virtue, not of wealth or birth, following a lofty code of manly conduct, which, far from threatening democracy, is necessary for its survival.

The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self

The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self
Title The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self PDF eBook
Author Carl R. Trueman
Publisher Crossway
Total Pages 501
Release 2020-10-26
Genre Religion
ISBN 1433556367

Download The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Modern culture is obsessed with identity. Since the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision in 2015, sexual identity has dominated both public discourse and cultural trends—and yet, no historical phenomenon is its own cause. From Augustine to Marx, various views and perspectives have contributed to the modern understanding of self. In The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, Carl Trueman carefully analyzes the roots and development of the sexual revolution as a symptom, rather than the cause, of the human search for identity. This timely exploration of the history of thought behind the sexual revolution teaches readers about the past, brings clarity to the present, and gives guidance for the future as Christians navigate the culture's ever-changing search for identity.

The Unusual Suspect

The Unusual Suspect
Title The Unusual Suspect PDF eBook
Author Ben Machell
Publisher Ballantine Books
Total Pages 289
Release 2021
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0593129229

Download The Unusual Suspect Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Machell tells the remarkable true story of a modern-day Robin Hood: a British college student who started robbing banks in the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007.

The End of Men

The End of Men
Title The End of Men PDF eBook
Author Hanna Rosin
Publisher Penguin
Total Pages 322
Release 2012-09-11
Genre Social Science
ISBN 1101596929

Download The End of Men Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Essential reading for our times, as women are pulling together to demand their rights— A landmark portrait of women, men, and power in a transformed world. “Anchored by data and aromatized by anecdotes, [Rosin] concludes that women are gaining the upper hand." –The Washington Post Men have been the dominant sex since, well, the dawn of mankind. But Hanna Rosin was the first to notice that this long-held truth is, astonishingly, no longer true. Today, by almost every measure, women are no longer gaining on men: They have pulled decisively ahead. And “the end of men”—the title of Rosin’s Atlantic cover story on the subject—has entered the lexicon as dramatically as Betty Friedan’s “feminine mystique,” Simone de Beauvoir’s “second sex,” Susan Faludi’s “backlash,” and Naomi Wolf’s “beauty myth” once did. In this landmark book, Rosin reveals how our current state of affairs is radically shifting the power dynamics between men and women at every level of society, with profound implications for marriage, sex, children, work, and more. With wide-ranging curiosity and insight unhampered by assumptions or ideology, Rosin shows how the radically different ways men and women today earn, learn, spend, couple up—even kill—has turned the big picture upside down. And in The End of Men she helps us see how, regardless of gender, we can adapt to the new reality and channel it for a better future.

The Rise and Fall of Man

The Rise and Fall of Man
Title The Rise and Fall of Man PDF eBook
Author Lucas Matthews
Publisher
Total Pages
Release 2017-02-07
Genre
ISBN 9781542726399

Download The Rise and Fall of Man Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

The Rise and Fall of Man is a fictitious novel which brings the horrific events foretold in the Book of Revelations to a unique array of characters. The tribulations they endure test the very fabric of being human. War, famine, plague. Earthquakes, volcanoes, and beasts from hell. How much can one endure, and still hold onto the virtues that bind the soul together? Faith, hope, love. Strengths, yes, but can they survive against the power of sin? Against the AntiChrist, the False Prophet, and their demons? Weakness and doubt emanate a smell that evil feeds upon, and evil has no conscience. The prophecy of John of Patmos was written over two thousand years ago, but the story has never been told quite like this.