In Defence of the Enlightenment

Informationen zum Autor Tzvetan Todorov is a Honorary Director of Research at the CNRS in Paris. Critic! philosopher and historian! he has written many books including Facing the Extreme and Hope and Memory ! which has been translated into eleven languages. He has recently received the international Principe de Asturias prize for his achievements. This brilliant and concise book from internationally renowned historian Tzvetan Todorov establishes the Enlightenment as the philosophical cornerstone of the modern world and argues that the wisdom of those times is just as relevant today. Zusammenfassung This brilliant and concise book from internationally renowned historian Tzvetan Todorov establishes the Enlightenment as the philosophical cornerstone of the modern world and argues that the wisdom of those times is just as relevant today.

Product details

• Authors: Tzvetan Todorov
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 24.09.2010
• EAN: 9781843548140
• ISBN: 978-1-84354-814-0
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Europe, PHILOSOPHY / General, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Philosophy, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 18th Century, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Renaissance, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800