Ecce Humanitas: Beholding the Pain of Humanity

by Brad Evans

Book Overview

The very idea of humanity seems to be in crisis. Born in the ashes of devastation after the slaughter of millions, the liberal conception of humanity imagined a suffering victim in need of salvation. Today, this figure appears less and less capable of galvanizing the political imagination. But without it, how are we to respond to the inhumane violence that overwhelms our political and philosophical registers? How can we make sense of the violence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231184638
• ISBN13: 9780231184632
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"