Heterodoxia

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Heterodoxia is an essay collection by Argentine writer Ernesto Sábato, published in 1953. The work explores the challenges of modern civilization and a perceived decline in traditional moral and metaphysical foundations. Sábato, who was educated as a physicist and mathematician, often delved into philosophical and psychological themes in his writing. Heterodoxia is considered one of his significant nonfiction works that examines societal issues. The term "heterodoxy" itself refers to a departure from accepted theories or beliefs.123

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Ernesto Sábato
…model for social structures, and Heterodoxia (1953; “Heterodoxy”), on the problems of modern civilization and what Sábato saw as an attendant loss of earlier moral and metaphysical foundations.
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…model for social structures, and Heterodoxia (1953; “Heterodoxy”), on the problems of modern civilization and what Sábato saw as an attendant loss of earlier moral and metaphysical foundations.
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