The Ideas that Made the Modern WorldEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 01.10.2008 - 408 Seiten The Ideas that made the Modern World is part of the Britannica Guide Series that offers a look into the people, philosophy, and history of the enlightenment. The Britannica Guides series offers an essential introduction to many of the key issues of our time. Clear, accurate, and meticulously researched, the series gives both background and analysis for when you need to know for sure what is really happening in the world, whether you are an expert, student, or traveler. |
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... Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. With new ideas con- cerning God, reason, nature, and man, the Enlightenment offered a world view that gained wide assent and instigated revolutionary developments in art, philosophy, and politics ...
... Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. With new ideas con- cerning God, reason, nature, and man, the Enlightenment offered a world view that gained wide assent and instigated revolutionary developments in art, philosophy, and politics ...
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... European and other Western societies. There was therefore no abrupt end or reversal of enlightened values. Nor had there been a sudden beginning. The perceptions and propaganda of the philosophes have led historians to locate the ...
... European and other Western societies. There was therefore no abrupt end or reversal of enlightened values. Nor had there been a sudden beginning. The perceptions and propaganda of the philosophes have led historians to locate the ...
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... Europe. The notion of a realm of philosophy superior to sectarian or national concerns facilitated the transmission of ideas. ``I flatter myself'', wrote the encyclopaedist Denis Diderot to the Scottish philosopher David Hume, ``that I ...
... Europe. The notion of a realm of philosophy superior to sectarian or national concerns facilitated the transmission of ideas. ``I flatter myself'', wrote the encyclopaedist Denis Diderot to the Scottish philosopher David Hume, ``that I ...
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... Europe, however, there was a growing impatience with systems. The most creative of scientists found sufficient momentum for discovery on science's front line: Robert Boyle, the English natural philosopher who advocated a ``mechanical ...
... Europe, however, there was a growing impatience with systems. The most creative of scientists found sufficient momentum for discovery on science's front line: Robert Boyle, the English natural philosopher who advocated a ``mechanical ...
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... European mind of the late 17th century. At the heart of the crisis was the critical examination of Christian faith, its foundations in the Bible, and the authority embodied in the church. In 1647 the French philosopher Pierre Gassendi ...
... European mind of the late 17th century. At the heart of the crisis was the critical examination of Christian faith, its foundations in the Bible, and the authority embodied in the church. In 1647 the French philosopher Pierre Gassendi ...
Inhalt
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3 Man and Evolution | 67 |
4 Culture and Education | 100 |
5 Economics and Industrial Revolution | 146 |
Enlightenment Politics | 169 |
7 Philosophy Ethics and Religion | 212 |
Thinkers Writers and Revolutionaries | 251 |
Extracts and Further Reading | 319 |
Further Reading | 355 |
Index | 357 |
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