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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807353203321

Autore

Goldmann Lucien

Titolo

The philosophy of the Enlightenment : the Christian burgess and the Enlightenment / / Lucien Goldmann ; translated by Henry Maas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-98962-5

1-136-98963-3

1-282-97401-7

9786612974014

0-203-85430-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (73 p.)

Collana

Routledge Revivals

Altri autori (Persone)

MaasHenry <1929->

Disciplina

193

Soggetti

Enlightenment

Philosophy, Modern - 18th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of Der christliche Burger und die Aufklarung.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title01; Copyright01; Title02; Copyright02; Contents; Translator's Note; Preface; I The Structure of the Enlightenment; II The Enlightenment and Christian Belief; III The Enlightenment and the Problems of Modern Society; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this reissue, originally published in English in 1973, French philosopher Lucien Goldmann turns his attention to the Enlightenment of the eighteenth century, the great age of liberalism and individualism and analyses the 'mental structures' of the outlook of the philosophes, who showed that the ancien regime and the privileges of the Church were irrational anachronisms.In assessing the strengths and limitations of individualism, Goldmann considers the achievements and limitations of the Enlightenment. He discusses the views of Hegel and Marx and examines t