Degeneration
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Main Ideas
- Critique of decadence and decay in European art and society at the end of the 19th century
- Analysis of the phenomenon of «degeneration» as a decline in the physical and mental health of individuals
- Condemnation of modernism in art, seen as a reflection of society's declining trends
- Examination of the impact of urbanization and technological progress on the psychological state of individuals
- Criticism of Nietzscheanism and its contribution to the ideas of the cult of personality and amorality
- Proposals for overcoming the crisis of modern civilization through a return to traditional values and norms
Date of publication: 16 May 2024
Last updated: 13 July 2024
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Genre: Philosophy