03066nam 22006854a 450 991081319230332120200520144314.01-107-12394-10-521-03978-90-511-49824-10-511-15447-X0-511-04409-70-511-17453-50-511-32837-01-280-43349-3(CKB)111082128284836(EBL)202155(OCoLC)191035507(SSID)ssj0000147836(PQKBManifestationID)11910466(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000147836(PQKBWorkID)10038060(PQKB)10116828(UkCbUP)CR9780511498244(MiAaPQ)EBC202155(Au-PeEL)EBL202155(CaPaEBR)ebr10001877(CaONFJC)MIL43349(EXLCZ)9911108212828483620010227d2001 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEnlightenment and action from Descartes to Kant passionate thought /Michael Losonsky1st ed.Cambridge ;New York Cambridge University Press20011 online resource (xvii, 221 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-80612-7 0-511-01840-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-211) and index.Introduction: the enlightened mind -- Descartes: willful thinking -- Hobbes: passionate thinking -- Locke: uneasy thinking -- Enthusiasm: inspired thinking -- Spinoza: resolute thinking -- Leibniz: trained thinking -- Conclusion: the public mind.Kant believed that true enlightenment is the use of reason freely in public. This book systematicaaly traces the philosophical origins and development of the idea that the improvement of human understanding requires public activity. Michael Losonsky focuses on seventeenth-century discussions of the problem of irresolution and the closely connected theme of the role of volition in human belief formation. This involves a discussion of the work of Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Spinoza and Leibniz. Challenging the traditional views of seventeenth-century philosophy and written in a lucid, non-technical language, this book will be eagerly sought out by historians of philosophy and students of the history of ideas.EnlightenmentPhilosophyHistory17th centuryReasonSocial aspectsHistory17th centuryEnlightenment.PhilosophyHistoryReasonSocial aspectsHistory128/.09/032Losonsky Michael161414MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813192303321Enlightenment and action from Descartes to Kant4087141UNINA