Modernity developed only in the West-in Europe and North America. Nowhere else did science and democracy arise; nowhere else was slavery outlawed. Only Westerners invented chimneys, musical scores, telescopes, eyeglasses, pianos, electric lights, aspirin, and soap. The question is, why? Unfortunately, that question has become so politically incorrect that most scholars avoid it. But acclaimed author Rodney Stark provides the answers in this sweeping new look at Western civilization.
How the West Won demonstrates the primacy of uniquely Western ideas-among them the belief in free will, the commitment to the pursuit of knowledge, the notion that the universe functions according to rational rules that can be discovered, and the emphasis on human freedom and secure property rights. How the West Won displays Stark's gifts for lively narrative history and making the latest scholarship accessible to all. This bold, insightful book will force you to rethink your understanding of the West and the birth of modernity-and to recognize that Western civilization really has set itself apart from other cultures.
© 2014 Tantor Media, Inc. (Lydbok): 9781494572495
Utgivelsesdato
Lydbok: 27. juni 2014
Modernity developed only in the West-in Europe and North America. Nowhere else did science and democracy arise; nowhere else was slavery outlawed. Only Westerners invented chimneys, musical scores, telescopes, eyeglasses, pianos, electric lights, aspirin, and soap. The question is, why? Unfortunately, that question has become so politically incorrect that most scholars avoid it. But acclaimed author Rodney Stark provides the answers in this sweeping new look at Western civilization.
How the West Won demonstrates the primacy of uniquely Western ideas-among them the belief in free will, the commitment to the pursuit of knowledge, the notion that the universe functions according to rational rules that can be discovered, and the emphasis on human freedom and secure property rights. How the West Won displays Stark's gifts for lively narrative history and making the latest scholarship accessible to all. This bold, insightful book will force you to rethink your understanding of the West and the birth of modernity-and to recognize that Western civilization really has set itself apart from other cultures.
© 2014 Tantor Media, Inc. (Lydbok): 9781494572495
Utgivelsesdato
Lydbok: 27. juni 2014
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28. sep. 2022
Allerede i beskrivelsen skjønner du at dette ikke er fagformidling, men snarere oppbyggelig mytediktning.Dersom du er nysgjerrig på å lære om den fulle kompleksiteten av årsaksforhold som var med på å utløse den vitenskapelige revolusjonen, og hvorfor de viktigste begivenhetene for dette akkurat fant sted på 1400–1500-tallet i Europa, fins det massevis av spennende faglitteratur der ute å gi seg i kast med!Hvis du derimot har «vestlig» utseende (for å bruke eufemismen for «hvit»), og i tillegg ønsker å føle deg spesiell, unik, stolt og overlegen (mennesker med annen hudfarge og etnisk bakgrunn) i kraft av å føle deg som en del av dette imaginære hvite/«vestlige» fellesskapet, så er denne boka en fulltreffer for deg!Selv er jeg lyshudet, men syns at sånn etnisk triumfalisme som det her, er både kjedelig og middelmådig – i tillegg til at det gir meg sur mage …Når det er sagt, kan det godt hende at det faktisk kan ha en styrkende effekt på det intellektuelle tarmbakteriemangfoldet …!
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1. mai 2016
Excellent book that has made me reconsider many of the politically correct "truths" I have learnt through life. Apart from not having footnotes available for the audio book, the voice was very comfortable to listen to.
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