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Lives of the Necromancers - Couverture souple

Goodwin, William

 
9781944424589: Lives of the Necromancers
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 194442458X ISBN 13 : 9781944424589
Editeur : Cato Institute, 2017

Synopsis

William Godwin's Lives of the Necromancers was an exceptional libertarian author's most unusual book. Exposing all things occult, Godwin takes us from the mists of ancient existence to the dawning of modernity. Throughout the ages, there have been those who would keep knowledge secret, monopolizing its power for their own aggrandizement. Those wealthy, powerful, and educated few who could best exploit the people's credulity could best satisfy the will to power. Christianity and Renaissance combined to break the knowledge-monopolists' power and occultists gradually became relegated to the ranks of court astrologers, advisors, fever-brained mystics, and peripatetic hucksters. Godwin leaves readers with a confident assertion that witchcraft has left the world, dispelled by the light of science and reason. Modern readers, however, will no doubt leave this volume wondering--who are our Necromancers? What wonders might they be keeping from us? And to what end?

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À propos des auteurs

William Goodwin (1756-1836) is both one of the most important and underrated figures in libertarian thought. He has been called the first modern anarchist, the first proper utilitarian, and he was a foundational figure in both socialist and libertarian theory. Despite his significant contributions to philosophy, history, and social theory, Godwin is best remembered as husband to feminist author Mary Wollstonecraft and father to Mary Shelley.

Anthony Comegna holds a PhD in American and Atlantic history from the University of Pittsburgh. As Assistant Editor for Intellectual History at Libertarianism.org, his research broadens and complicates prevailing interpretations of libertarian history and historical agency.

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Éditeur
Cato Institute
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
194442458X
ISBN 13 
9781944424589
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
232
Éditeur
Comegna Anthony
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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