The age of genius : the seventeenth century and the birth of the modern mind /
"Explores the eventful intertwining of outward event and inner intellectual life to tell, in all its richness and depth, the story of the 17th century in Europe. It was a time of creativity unparalleled in history before or since, from science to the arts, from philosophy to politics ... Grayli...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Bloomsbury,
2016.
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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| Summary: | "Explores the eventful intertwining of outward event and inner intellectual life to tell, in all its richness and depth, the story of the 17th century in Europe. It was a time of creativity unparalleled in history before or since, from science to the arts, from philosophy to politics ... Grayling points to three primary factors [behind this epochal shift]: the rise of vernacular (popular) languages in philosophy, theology, science, and literature; the rise of the individual as a general and not merely an aristocratic type; and the invention and application of instruments and measurement in the study of the natural world"--Amazon.com. |
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| Item Description: | "First published in Great Britain, 2016"--Title-page verso. |
| Physical Description: | x, 351 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [325]-340) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781620403440 1620403447 |