The Enlightenment : A Sourcebook and Reader

ISBN-13: 9780415204484 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 496 str.

Paul Hyland

Opis

By the end of the 18th century a distinctly modern vision of life was emerging. The revolutions in America and France revealed new beliefs about human nature, rights and duties, the natural and material worlds, and a new faith in science, technology and the idea of progress. As people began to change the way they thought about themselves and the world around them, a whole new way of thinking developed, which still has an overwhelming impact two centuries on. This title brings together the work of major Enlightenment thinkers to illustrate the full importance and achievements of this period in history. Extracts are gathered thematically into sections on such aspects of the Enlightenment as political theory, religion and belief, art and nature.

Recenzje

'This must be the best general reader on the Enlightenment now available.' - History of Political Thought

Spis treści

Part 1: Sources  1. Human Nature  2. The Search for Knowledge  3. Religion and Belief  4. The Natural World  5. Science and Invention  6. Political Rights and Responsibilities  7. The Development of Civil Society  8. Moral Principles and Punishments  9. Gender and Society  10. Art, Architecture and Nature  11. Europeans and the Wider World  12. Radicalism and Revolution  13. Autobiographical Reflections  Part 2: Reader  14. Modern Critical Reflections  Part 3: Chronology and Further Reading

O autorze

Olga Gomez, Francesca Greensides, Paul Hyland