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The Republican Hero
Michael Lusztig
其他書名
From Homer to Batman
出版State University of New York Press, 2023-11-01
主題Political Science / Civics & CitizenshipHistory / Modern / GeneralPhilosophy / PoliticalSocial Science / Popular CultureSocial Science / Folklore & Mythology
ISBN14384953829781438495385
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=rmLbEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Politically speaking, do heroes matter? Are we living in a post-heroic age? The Republican Hero addresses both these questions. The general tenor of modern thinking is that heroes do matter but that the modern age is characterized by a narrowing of moral horizons once illuminated by heroes, secular and spiritual. Michael Lusztig argues that the modern world is not post-heroic. He makes the case that the modern age is the most heroic age, if measured in terms of the Aristotelian currency of balance and completeness. To this end, he identifies four main hero-types—the epic, magnanimous, Romantic, and common. Each can rightfully be called a republican hero: each contributes to the promotion or protection or provision of republican values. Each exemplifies the heroic virtues of their age. However, taken conjunctively, each contributes to what Lusztig conceives as the complete republican hero of the modern age.