LEADER 03066nam 22006854a 450 001 9910813192303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-107-12394-1 010 $a0-521-03978-9 010 $a0-511-49824-1 010 $a0-511-15447-X 010 $a0-511-04409-7 010 $a0-511-17453-5 010 $a0-511-32837-0 010 $a1-280-43349-3 035 $a(CKB)111082128284836 035 $a(EBL)202155 035 $a(OCoLC)191035507 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000147836 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11910466 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000147836 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10038060 035 $a(PQKB)10116828 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511498244 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC202155 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL202155 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10001877 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL43349 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111082128284836 100 $a20010227d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEnlightenment and action from Descartes to Kant $epassionate thought /$fMichael Losonsky 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCambridge ;$aNew York $cCambridge University Press$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (xvii, 221 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-80612-7 311 $a0-511-01840-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 201-211) and index. 327 $aIntroduction: 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. 330 $aKant 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. 606 $aEnlightenment 606 $aPhilosophy$xHistory$y17th century 606 $aReason$xSocial aspects$xHistory$y17th century 615 0$aEnlightenment. 615 0$aPhilosophy$xHistory 615 0$aReason$xSocial aspects$xHistory 676 $a128/.09/032 700 $aLosonsky$b Michael$0161414 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813192303321 996 $aEnlightenment and action from Descartes to Kant$94087141 997 $aUNINA