Provided the ethical and transcendent dimension, emphasizing the dignity of the person and moral responsibility. 2. The Essence (Essenza): Anti-Humanism and Hybris
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The central thesis of the book is that the modern West has undergone a "perversion" of its original essence. The central thesis of the book is that