Prometheus Revisited: The Quest for Global Justice in the Twenty-First Century

by Arthur Mitzman

Book Overview

Understood as a metaphor for the human mastery of nature, the myth of Prometheus has long served as a symbol of the modern world. Industrialization, individualism, the triumph of instrumental rationality and technological prowess in every aspect of life, all can be seen as expressions of the Promethean ethic. Yet as Arthur Mitzman demonstrates in this thought-provoking book, there is an alternative conception of Promethean modernity at odds with the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558493905
• ISBN13: 9781558493902
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"