Title In the name of humanity : reflections on the twentieth century / Alain Finkielkraut ; translated by Judith Friedlander

Published New York : Columbia University Press, 2000

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Description 133 pages ; 24 cm Series European perspectives European perspectives (Columbia University Press) Contents Machine derived contents note: translator's note ix -- The Last of the Just 1 -- one Who Is Like Unto Me? 5 -- wo The Glamorous Appeal of the Common Noun 25 -- three The Triumph of the Will 43 -- tour The Irony of History 63 -- five Humanitarian Amends 81 -- six Of Angels and Men 95 Summary "In the Name of Humanity is a reflection on the history of humanism and the relationship of this philosophical tradition to the rise of totalitarianism in the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET Notes Formerly CIP. Uk Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Translated from the French Subject History, Modern -- 20th century -- Philosophy. History, Modern -- 20th century. LC no. 99016770 ISBN 0231110200 (alk. paper)

Other Titles Humanité perdue. English

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