The wisdom of the enlightenment /
From Descartes' assertion of "I think, therefore I am," to the philosophies of Enlightenment thinkers like Moliere, Spinoza, Voltaire, Hume and Kant, this book charts the new and revolutionary philosophies at a time when progress seemed possible across the whole range of human knowled...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Guilford, Connecticut :
Prometheus Books,
[2022].
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| Summary: | From Descartes' assertion of "I think, therefore I am," to the philosophies of Enlightenment thinkers like Moliere, Spinoza, Voltaire, Hume and Kant, this book charts the new and revolutionary philosophies at a time when progress seemed possible across the whole range of human knowledge and endeavor. In sweeping aside tired superstitions and applying a new scientific methodology, the Enlightenment ideas of progress through free exercise of reason ushered us into the modern world. This engaging and comprehensive survey of Enlightenment thoughts and thinkers is a celebration of the faith that all problems are solvable by human reason. |
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| Physical Description: | xxiv, 327 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781633887930 1633887936 |