The story of how, and why, the ideal of a universal, global, and cosmopolitan society became such a central part of the Western imagination in the ferment of the Enlightenment - and how these ideas have done battle with an inward-looking, tradition-oriented view of the world ever since.
The story of how, and why, the ideal of a universal, global, and cosmopolitan society became such a central part of the Western imagination in the ferment of the Enlightenment - and how these ideas have done battle with an inward-looking, tradition-oriented view of the world ever since.
Anthony Pagden has published widely on both Spanish and European history and has worked as a translator and as a publisher in addition to his many academic posts. He taught at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Harvard before a professorship at Johns Hopkins University, and he is currently Distinguished Professor of Political Science and History at the University of California, Los Angeles. His most recent book prior to this one, Worlds at War: The 2,500 Year Struggle Between East and West, was also published by Oxford University Press.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: What is Enlightenment? 1: All Coherence Gone 2: Bringing Pity Back In 3: The Fatherless World 4: The Science of Man 5: Discovering Man in Nature 6: The Defence of Civilization 7: The Great Society of Mankind 8: The Vast Commonwealth of Nature Conclusion: Enlightenment and its Enemies Notes Bibliography Index
Introduction: What is Enlightenment? 1: All Coherence Gone 2: Bringing Pity Back In 3: The Fatherless World 4: The Science of Man 5: Discovering Man in Nature 6: The Defence of Civilization 7: The Great Society of Mankind 8: The Vast Commonwealth of Nature Conclusion: Enlightenment and its Enemies Notes Bibliography Index
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Shop der buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg Amtsgericht Augsburg HRA 13309
