Civilized to Death: What Was Lost on the Way to Modernity

Civilized to Death: What Was Lost on the Way to Modernity

Progress, the basic illusion of our age, is exhausted. Kids typically no longer expect their lives to be better than their parents’ were. Dystopian scenarios loom ever larger in public consciousness a…

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