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Cultura / El vell i el nou humanisme

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2020216 pagesPublicacions i Edicions de la Universitat de Barcelona

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Victor Klemperer's work explores the evolving concept of humanism, contrasting its traditional forms with its modern manifestations. This collection of essays delves into the cultural and societal shifts that have redefined what it means to be human across different eras. It offers a critical examination of how these changes impact our understanding of ourselves and our collective future.

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Victor Klemperer (9 October 1881 – 11 February 1960) was a German philologist and diarist. His journals, published posthumously in Germany in 1995, detailed his life under the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, the fascist Third Reich, and the German Democratic Republic. Three volumes of his diaries have been published in English translations: I Shall Bear Witness, To the Bitter End, and The Lesser Evil. The first two, which cover the period of the Third Reich, have become standard sour...

Marc Jiménez Buzzi writes on culture and humanism, known for works like "Cultura / El vell i el nou humanisme." He is also the author of "Un largo camino a casa.

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