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The Time of Enlightenment : Constructing the Future in France, 1750 to Year One /

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A new idea of the future emerged in eighteenth-century France. With the development of modern biological, economic, and social engineering, the future transformed from being predetermined and beyond significant human intervention into something that could be dramatically affected through actions in...

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Main Author: Nelson, William Max (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Enlightenment > France > Influence.
Enlightenment > France.
Forecasting > Social aspects > France > History > 18th century.
Future, The > Philosophy.
Future, The > Social aspects > France > History > 18th century.
Siècle des Lumières > France > Influence.
Siècle des Lumières > France.
Prévision > Aspect social > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Futur > Philosophie.
Futur > Aspect social > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
SCIENCE / History.
Enlightenment philosophy.
European history.
France.
French Revolution.
Year One.
enlightenment.
futurism.
history of science.
history of technology.
history of time.
ideas of the future.
philosophy.
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