Foregone Conclusions: Against Apocalyptic History Volume 4

by Michael André Bernstein

Book Overview

We are continually trying to make sense of our world through the stories we tell and are told, but in our search for coherence, we often sacrifice our freedom and the rich randomness of life. In this passionate and lucid book, Michael Andr? Bernstein challenges our practice of "foreshadowing," in which we see our lives as moving toward a predetermined goal or as controlled by fate. Foreshadowing, he argues, demeans the variety and openness that exist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520301277
• ISBN13: 9780520301276
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"