Enlightenment for Beginners - Couverture souple

Spencer, Lloyd

 
9781874166566: Enlightenment for Beginners
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1874166560 ISBN 13 : 9781874166566
Editeur : Icon Books, 1997

Synopsis

In the 18th century, ground-breaking discoveries in science bought about a vast moral, scientific and political upheaval, in which the age-old authority of the church was challenged. It was thought that by means of scientific endeavor, the essential order of Nature could be systematically explained, its processes mastered and its secrets revealed, to enable man to explain the world and change it for the better. This book explains the background and implications of this momentous age. It examines three "giants" of the Enlightenment - Voltaire, Diderot and Rousseau - and also looks at David Hume, Adam Smith, Samuel Johnson, Immanuel Kant, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.

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Éditeur
Icon Books
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1874166560
ISBN 13 
9781874166566
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
176
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Personne responsable
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