Enlightenment - A Genealogy

Informationen zum Autor Dan Edelstein is assistant professor of French at Stanford University and the author of The Terror of Natural Right: Republicanism! the Cult of Nature! and the French Revolution. Klappentext What was the Enlightenment? Seeking to recover where, when, and how the concept of 'the Enlightenment' first emerged, this title departs from genealogies that trace it back to political and philosophical developments in England and the Dutch Republic. Zusammenfassung What was the Enlightenment? Seeking to recover where! when! and how the concept of 'the Enlightenment' first emerged! this title departs from genealogies that trace it back to political and philosophical developments in England and the Dutch Republic.

Product details

• Authors: Dan Edelstein, Edelstein Dan
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2010
• EAN: 9780226184494
• ISBN: 978-0-226-18449-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History of Ideas, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Social History, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800