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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813478503321

Autore

Bartlett Robert, C.

Titolo

The idea of enlightenment : a post-mortem study / / Robert, C. Bartlett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2001

©2001

ISBN

1-282-03376-X

9786612033766

1-4426-7595-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Collana

Heritage

Disciplina

181.06

Soggetti

Enlightenment

Political science - Philosophy

History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Collapse of the Modern Enlightenment -- The Contemporary Consensus -- The Project of Enlightenment and the Foundation of Modern Political Rationalism: Notes on Bayle and Montesquieu -- On the Possibility of a Return to Premodern Rationalism: Alasdair MacIntyre and Leo Strauss -- An Introduction to the Ancient Enlightenment -- Politics and the Divine in the Ancient Community: On Thucydides': War of the Peloponnesians and Athenians -- The Original Understanding of Enlightenment: On the 'Cave' in: Plato's Republic -- The Limits of Enlightenment: Aristotle's: Politics.

Sommario/riassunto

An exploration of the roots of the contemporary dissatisfaction with the modern Enlightenment. The author argues that the heralded ""death of God"" has been rapidly followed by the death of reason.