Foregone Conclusions: Against Apocalyptic History

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Foregone Conclusions: Against Apocalyptic History

The author's denunciation of apocalyptic thinking provides a moral, philosophical, and literary challenge to the way most of us make sense of our worlds. In our search for coherence, Bernstein argues, we tend to see our lives as moving toward a predetermined fate. This "foreshadowing" demeans the variety, the richness, and especially the unpredictability of everyday life. Apocalyptic history denies the openness and choice available to its actors. Bernstein chooses the Holocaust as the prime example of our tendency toward foregone conclusions. He argues eloquently against politicians and theologians who depict the Holocaust as foreordained and its victims as somehow implicated in a fate they should have been able to foresee. But his argument ranges wider. From recent biographies of Kafka to the Israeli - PLO peace accords, from campus cultural diversity debates to the Crown Heights riots, Bernstein warns against our passive acceptance of historical or personal victimization.

Country	USA
Author	Michæl André Bernstein
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9780520087859
Edition	First Edition
ISBN	0520087852
Label	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	181
PublicationDate	1994-10-04
Publisher	University of California Press
Studio	University of California Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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