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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Grayling, A. C. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Bloomsbury, 2016.
Edition:	First U.S. edition.
Subjects:	Science > History. Civilization, Modern > 17th century. War > History. Seventeenth century. Europe > Intellectual life > 17th century. Europe > History > 17th century. Intellectual life. Europe. 1600 - 1699 History.

Table of Contents:

Introduction. Seeing the universe ; The epoch in human history
A time of wars. The origins of the wars ; The loss of the Palatinate ; The mercenary captains ; The Edict of Restitution, 1629
The Swedish apogee ; From Wallenstein to Breisach ; Towards Westphalia ; In the ruins of Europe ; The maritime conflicts
The cumulation of ideas. The intelligencers ; The short ways to knowledge ; Dr Dee and the potent art ; The Rosicrucian scare
From magic to science. From magic to method ; The birth of science ; War and science
The social order. Society and politics ; Language and belief
Conclusion. Is it a myth?