The Future of the Past: From the culture of profit to the culture of joy

Universalism in its old forms has, just like door-to-door milkmen, gone for good. But the search for some universally accepted ethical standards cannot be abandoned - values are not colorless as the wind and odorless as thoughts. Looking into our world from the classical Greek point of view, Yannis Andricopoulos wonders whether we cannot place Justice again at the heart of our morality, look forward to the happiness of the individual rather than the upgrading of his or her consumer fantasies, and endeavor to create, not more wealth, but a just and honorable world. The Future of the Past is written in ‘a lively, challenging style guaranteeing to stimulate debate on the most pressing issues of our time’.