Aspects of enlightenment : social theory and the ethics of truth / / Thomas Osborne
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| Autore: |
Osborne Thomas <1964->
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| Titolo: |
Aspects of enlightenment : social theory and the ethics of truth / / Thomas Osborne
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| Pubblicazione: | London, : UCL Press, 1998 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (200 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 300.1 |
| Soggetto topico: | Social sciences - Philosophy |
| Enlightenment | |
| Philosophy, Modern | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Bibliography: p. 195-209 and includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction Of enlightenmentality; 1 Reason, truth and criticism; 2 Aspects of scientific enlightenment; 3 Aspects of therapeutic enlightenment; 4 Aspects of aesthetic enlightenment; 5 Questioning enlightenment:; 6 Agents of enlightenment: in praise of intellectuals; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This is a timely, distinctive and sparkling introductory account of social theory and the central role of enlightenment within it. Osborne argues that social theory should be based on an idea of enlightenment rather than modernity. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Aspects of enlightenment |
| ISBN: | 1-135-35911-3 |
| 1-135-35912-1 | |
| 1-138-16588-3 | |
| 0-203-98062-X | |
| 1-280-22666-8 | |
| 9786610226665 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910828104303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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