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UNINA9910965446603321 |
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Autore |
Edelstein Dan |
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Titolo |
The Enlightenment : a genealogy / / Dan Edelstein |
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Chicago ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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9786613058171 |
9781283058179 |
1283058170 |
9780226184500 |
0226184501 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (222 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Enlightenment - France |
Philosophy - France - History - 18th century |
Ancients and moderns, Quarrel of |
Philosophy - Europe - History - 18th century |
France Intellectual life 18th century |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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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Interpreting the Enlightenment: on methods -- A map of the Enlightenment: whither France? -- The spirit of the moderns: from the new science to the Enlightenment -- Society, the subject of the modern story -- Quarrel in the Academy: the ancients strike back -- Humanism and Enlightenment: the classical style of the philosophes -- The philosophical spirit of the laws: politics and antiquity -- An ancient god: pagans and philosophers -- Post tenebras lux: Begriffsgeschichte or regime d'historiciteĢ? -- Ancients and the Orient: translatio imperii -- Enlightened institutions (i): the royal academies versus the Republic of Letters -- Enlightened institutions (ii): universities, censorship, and public instruction -- Worldliness, politeness, and the importance of not being too radical -- From Enlightenment to Revolution: a shared history? -- France and the European Enlightenment -- Modern myths. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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What was the Enlightenment? Though many scholars have attempted to solve this riddle, none has made as much use of contemporary answers |
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