The Return of the Individual

Rescue Attempts in a Bureaucratic Age

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Autor(en)	Wolfgang Kraus	Verlag	Peter Lang Publishing Group
Sachgebiet(e)	Philosophie, English Books	ISBN	978-0-8204-0194-2
1985, 187 Seiten, Festeinband/Hardcover

translated by John Russell

Wolfgang Kraus, one of the most widely read Austrian essayists, is bravely attempts to save the individual from bureaucracy, from drowning in over-organization. He encourages the human race to fight for self-expression and self-determination and against those forces of society which erode the sense of individuality. Kraus takes a long hard look at our civilizations and discusses bureaucratic tyranny from its Asiatic and Byzantine origins to Soviet Communism. In his opinion the Western civilizations are equally guilty of condoning a certain amount of diminishing personal freedom, but he maintains that for the West all is not lost and that ever growing awareness of the concept of Human Rights, traditions of culture and the arts may prove to be the salvation of the individual.
«The return of the individual is an illuminating, often brilliant defense of the individual in an age that assault his individuality...an important Central European voice...opens new and profound perspectives.» (Frederic Morton)

Source: Peter Lang Publishing Group