Author(s): Erich Kahler
Publisher: Meridian Books; The World Publishing Company
Year: 1967
Language: English
Pages: xi+700
City: Cleveland
PREFACE TO THIS EDITION, vi
PREFACE, vii
INTRODUCTION, 1
The Basic Problem of Our Time, 3
What is Human?, 7
What is Evolution?, 16
THE FORMATION OF THE HUMAN INDIVIDUAL, 27
Participation 29
Primitive Man 29
Religion 50
Oriental Kingdoms, 52
The Greek Polis, 72
The Expansion of Rome into a World Empire, 97
World Religion, 111
Greek Philosophy, 117
Genesis of Christianity from Judaism, 126
Dogma and Church, 146
Separation of the Spiritual and the Secular, 168
Universality and Individuality, 168
Rise of the Holy Roman Empire, 186
Disintegration of the Holy Roman Empire, 201
THE FORMATION OF THE HUMAN COLLECTIVE, 227
Autonomy of the Secular World, 229
Man and Nature, 234
Reformation, 241
Reason and Science, 254
Art, 273
Economy, 294
Politics, 313
Anarchy and Transcendence of the Secular World, 333
Nation, 334
Democracy, 354
State, 385
Predominance of Economy and Technology: Free Economy, 405
Predominance of Economy and Technology: World Economy, 424
The Three Intellectual Attitudes of Modern Man 464 Transcendence of Art, 493
Preliminaries of the Great Crisis, 520
Universal Civil War, 547
Nihilism and the Rule of Technics, 567
Unity of the Secular World, 603
The Kingdom of Man, 603
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND NOTES, 641
INDEX, 673
