{"product_id":"war-progress-and-the-end-of-history-three-conversations-including-a-short-story-of-the-anti-christ-paperback","title":"War, Progress, and the End of History: Three Conversations, Including a Short Story of the Anti-Christ - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVladimir Solovyov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCzeslaw Milosz\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eStephan Hoeller\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Is \u003ci\u003eevil\u003c\/i\u003e only a natural \u003ci\u003edefect, \u003c\/i\u003e an imperfection disappearing by itself with the growth of good, or is it a real \u003ci\u003epower, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eruling\u003c\/i\u003e our world by means of temptations, so that, to fight it successfully, assistance must be found in another sphere of being? This vital question can be fully examined and solved only in a complete system of metaphysics.\" -- \u003cb\u003eVladimir Solovyov\u003c\/b\u003e (preface)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this prophetic, millennial work, written by Russia's greatest philosopher at the end of the last century, the great task facing humanity as progress races to end history is the resistance to evil. Solovyov addresses what seem to him the three main trends of our time: economic materialism, Tolstoyan abstract moralism, and Nietzschean hubris--the first is already present, the second imminent, while the last is the apocalyptic precursor of the Antichrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"In War, Progress, and the End of History: Three Conversations, \u003c\/i\u003e Solovyov remained faithful to his belief in the final triumph of true Christianity, but he made a detour through the vast deserts of time under the control of the Prince of This World. Made cautious by historical tragedy, which has caught in its grip innumerable inhabitants of our planet, we should read Solovyov's testament today as a letter addressed to \u003ci\u003eus, \u003c\/i\u003e one still of actuality.\" -- \u003cb\u003eCzeslaw Milosz\u003c\/b\u003e (introduction)\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.52 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758796243232,"sku":"9780940262355","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9b12404fd2c38db6a04684274510ec18.webp?v=1780135789","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/war-progress-and-the-end-of-history-three-conversations-including-a-short-story-of-the-anti-christ-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}