Die Erfindung des Individuums

More than ever, our hitherto taken-for-granted Western values are coming under pressure. The rapidly spreading Islamic fundamentalism, but also authoritarian China, enter the stage of world history as powerful antipodes to Western liberalism, to the idea of freedom and the right of the individual. Against this background, Larry Siedentop takes a fresh look at the history of the emergence of our Western value system. In an arc spanning nearly two millennia, he recounts the crucial philosophical turning points. A great historical-philosophical throwdown that shows what makes the West what it is - and once again makes us aware that only if we understand ourselves is it possible to have a fruitful conversation with other cultures. What actually are the much-invoked Western values? When did the idea of a free Ind.