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UNINA9910813478503321 |
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Autore |
Bartlett Robert, C. |
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Titolo |
The idea of enlightenment : a post-mortem study / / Robert, C. Bartlett |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2001 |
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©2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-03376-X |
9786612033766 |
1-4426-7595-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (237 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Enlightenment |
Political science - Philosophy |
History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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