Historia crítica de la España Contemporánea

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Nos dice Boorstin que la cultura occidental ha conocido tres grandes épocas de investigación. En la primera el ser humano buscó la respuesta a sus interrogantes más vitales en un dios que le hablaba desde arriba (Moisés, Isaías, o el autor del libro de Job), o en el pensamiento filosófico que nacía de su reflexión interior (Sócrates, Platón, Aristóteles). Vino luego una segunda época de búsqueda basada en la experiencia (Bacon, Descartes) y en el liberalismo (Locke, Rousseau, Jefferson). Finalmente, la tercera, asentada en los pilares de las ciencias sociales, alumbró hombres...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

Examining not only the influence exercised by the Colonial West on India, but also the influence of India on Western modern thought, this study aims to decolonize the Indian continent of the clichés and tales imposed on it by the West and by modernity. The result is a fascinating investigation that not only questions traditionally accepted prejudices about India itself, but also criticizes the traditional perspective dictated by the Western social sciences. Examinando no sólo la influencia del occidente colonial, si no también la influencia de la India en el pensamiento moderno occidental, ...