What is Enlightenment? : questions for the eighteenth century /
The great Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant was born 300 years ago, a perfect occasion to take a closer look at the “long 18th century.” What were the most important debates at the time? What contradictions and ambivalences, conflicts over concepts and demands can be revealed today? This compr...
| Uniform Title: | Was ist Aufklärung. |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Munich : Berlin :
Hirmer ; Stiftung Deutsches Historisches Museum,
[2024].
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| Summary: | The great Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant was born 300 years ago, a perfect occasion to take a closer look at the “long 18th century.” What were the most important debates at the time? What contradictions and ambivalences, conflicts over concepts and demands can be revealed today? This comprehensive publication with contributions by international experts explores the changing ideas of science, equality and tolerance of the past and the present. |
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| Physical Description: | 335 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-320) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783861022367 3861022362 9783777444147 3777444146 |