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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... London. He also often writes for the Observer, Economist, Times Literary Supplement, Independent on Sunday, and New Statesman, and is a frequent broadcaster on BBC Radios 4, 3, and the World Service. He has written a number of highly ...
... London. He also often writes for the Observer, Economist, Times Literary Supplement, Independent on Sunday, and New Statesman, and is a frequent broadcaster on BBC Radios 4, 3, and the World Service. He has written a number of highly ...
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... London. Oxford Science Archive/Heritage-Images Title page from Isaac Newton's De Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (1686; Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy).CourtesyoftheJosephRegensteinLibrary,the University of ...
... London. Oxford Science Archive/Heritage-Images Title page from Isaac Newton's De Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (1686; Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy).CourtesyoftheJosephRegensteinLibrary,the University of ...
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... London. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London Mary Wollstonecraft, detail of an oil painting on canvas by John Opie, c. 1797; in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London Adam ...
... London. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London Mary Wollstonecraft, detail of an oil painting on canvas by John Opie, c. 1797; in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London Adam ...
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... London, founded on the appeal to reasons, arguments, and evidence. The personalities were fundamental: most prominent in retrospect were philosopher David Hume and the economist Adam Smith, matched at the time by Thomas Reid and Dugald ...
... London, founded on the appeal to reasons, arguments, and evidence. The personalities were fundamental: most prominent in retrospect were philosopher David Hume and the economist Adam Smith, matched at the time by Thomas Reid and Dugald ...
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... London for the Promotion of Natural Knowledge, created by royal charter in 1662, and the AcadeÂ- mie des Sciences of Paris, formed in 1666. The Royal Society had originated on November 28 1660, when 12 men met after a lecture at Gresham ...
... London for the Promotion of Natural Knowledge, created by royal charter in 1662, and the AcadeÂ- mie des Sciences of Paris, formed in 1666. The Royal Society had originated on November 28 1660, when 12 men met after a lecture at Gresham ...
Inhalt
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38 | |
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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18th century Academy aesthetic argued authority Bacon became Bentham body Burke cause civil concept constitution contemporary criticism culture d'Alembert David Hume declared Deist Denis Diderot Descartes Diderot EÂmile economic elected EncyclopeÂdie England English Essay established ethics Europe experience force France freedom French French Revolution historical Enlightenment Hobbes Hume ideas Immanuel Kant important individual influence intellectual Jacobin Club Jean-Jacques Rousseau John Locke judgement Kant knowledge labour later Leibniz liberal liberty Locke Locke's London mathematics ment metaphysics method mind modern moral motion Newton Newtonian object Paine Paris Parliament philosopher physical physiocrats political Principia principles produced published reason reform religion religious Revolution revolutionary Robert Boyle Robespierre Rousseau Royal scientific Scottish Scottish Enlightenment sense Shaftesbury Smith social society Spinoza theory Thomas Thomas Paine thought tion Treatise universal utilitarian Voltaire Wealth of Nations Wilkes writings wrote