Homo Maximus
| Homo Maximus: Reflections on the Relationship between Man and the Universe created in his Image | |
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| Author(s) | Lars Holger Holm |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Philosophy, Politics |
| Publisher | Arktos |
| Publication year | 2013 |
| Pages | 322 |
| ISBN | 190716684X |
Homo Maximus: Reflections on the Relationship between Man and the Universe created in his Image is a book by Swedish writer, translator, and violinist Lars Holger Holm, published in 2013 by Arktos.
Publisher description
"Homo Maximus is a historico-philosophical essay comprising a discussion of the phenomenon of civilisation. Just as man as a species entered the evolutionary scene very recently, so civilisation entered the history of man only 5,000 years ago. The speed at which society has since evolved, from rural villages to high-tech mega-cities, is staggering. The ideals and values of democracy have recently been woven into the social fabric, creating a relativistic world in which modern man simultaneously seeks to overthrow religious beliefs and forge himself a new spiritual identity. A new outlook on life is required in which science and the soul are no longer perceived as mutually exclusive.
Homo Maximus suggests that man must assume full responsibility, not only for his own actions, but in a symbolic and existential sense, for all of Creation. Its hypothesis is that neither Man, nor God or the Universe was ever ‘created’ in any image other than ours. Inversely, it is our task to turn the accident of existence into a meaningful plan. We are the artists; we create the world in our image. Both our freedom and responsibility as human beings ultimately depend on this, not upon any deity. To support this idea, the book explores a number of topics, such as the origins of monotheism and the concept of the soul, aristocracy, language, wine, gates, walls, and mirrors, culminating in an analysis of the age of the masses and its social, spiritual, cultural and psychological implications. Yet what is most important is the human factor, and the fact that no matter where we turn in this world, we are always staring at the image of ourselves."[1]
Books by the same author
- Magna Gothica (2018)
- Incidents of Travel in Latin America (2016)
- Kärringstaten (2015)
- Hiding in Broad Daylight (2015)
- Gotisk (2013)
- Örnen landar och andra artiklar (2011)
- Drömmen om ultima thule och andra germanska utopier (2011), originally published by Leo in 2002.
- Provinsen (2011)
- The Owls of Afrasiab: The Secret Story of Constantinople 1453 (2011)
- Helvetets förgård (2010)
Publication data
- Homo Maximus: Reflections on the Relationship between Man and the Universe created in his Image, Lars Holger Holm, 2013, Arktos, ISBN-10: 190716684X, ISBN-13: 978-1-907166-84-6
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