On the other hand, in the modern era where there has been a complete reversal of values and labour is glorified, "as the source of all values," one might feel pressured into being more and more productive, becoming a hero of labour by default. In this case, the modern hero is carried, determined by principles that are beyond him. ... This way he can fulfil his fate as a hero, since no one has the power to limit his action and he can exercise his perfect liberty essential for the ideal within him. ... This is the reason why, according to Hegel, there is no more place for heroes in the modern a...

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It is argued that from modern times onwards the development of scientific knowledge on the one hand, and technology on the other is inextricably bound up each with the other. ... Both reflect the autonomy of the modern subject, who distances himself from both 'higher' imposed metaphysical values and from those of nature. ... Part I also analyses and interprets the philosophical and theological developments leading to these modern, interrelated conceptions of freedom and epistemology. ... Although Ockham's doctrine is a prelude to the typically modern adage of the 'verum ...

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God, Morality, and Meaning in Cormac McCarthy's The Road Erik J. Wielenberg Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road is, among other things, a meditation on morality, what makes human life meaningful, and the relationship between these things and God. While the novel is rife with religious imagery and ideas, it suggests a conception of morality and meaning that is secular in nature. In this paper I show that while the existence of God remains ambiguous throughout the novel, The Road contains both a clear moral code and a view about what makes life meaningful. I describe this moral code and e...

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