Shadow of the Absolute by R.E. Rowe at Bookstore UAE
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Religion, Philosophy & Sprituality > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics and ontology > Shadow of the Absolute
Shadow of the Absolute

Shadow of the Absolute


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

It is in the concept of the Absolute, Ronald Rowe argues, that philosophy, religion and mysticism merge. The Absolute has many facets: happiness, beauty & truth. It is that which one cannot go beyond: the Ultimate, 'the one thing needful' or Reality as philosophers express it with a capital R. For others, it is God or the God-head. All else is relative. Yet such is mankind's need of the Absolute that in a secular age, we tend to deify the relative, to indulge in self-idolatry or sentimentality, or to sublimate in good works or good causes. But this failure to distinguish the relative from the Absolute brings damaging or disastrous consequences. Look for example at nationalism - the 'religion' of the past two centuries - which yielded two world wars and hundreds of smaller ones. Indeed, whenever a relative value is transformed into an absolute, the result is tyranny and inhumanity. One of the most intriguing parts of this book for the reader is the extensive discussion of false absolutes, culminating in humanism.

About the Author :
Born in Hertfordshire, Ronald Rowe took an BA in French at Sheffield University in 1952 and an MA in 1954. For the last 24 years of his teaching career, he was head of modern languages at the Kesteven & Grantham Girls' Grammar School where he also taught philosophy to sixth formers. He has two daughters and lives with his wife in Lincolnshire.


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781857565188
  • Publisher: Cambridge Media Group
  • Publisher Imprint: Janus Publishing Co
  • Height: 210 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 1857565185
  • Publisher Date: /05/2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Shadow of the Absolute
Cambridge Media Group -
Shadow of the Absolute
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Shadow of the Absolute

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!