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In a short period - from the early 1640s to the eve of the French Revolution - Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, and Hume all made their mark on Western thought. The Dream of Enlightenment tells their story and that of the birth of modern philosophy. What does the advance of science entail for our understanding of ourselves and for our ideas of God? How should a government deal with religious diversity - and what is government actually for? Their questions remain our questions, and it is tempting to think these philosophers speak our language and live in our world; but to understand them properly, we must step back into their shoes.
Gottlieb puts readers in the minds of these frequently misinterpreted figures, elucidating the history of their times while engagingly explaining their arguments and assessing their legacy. Gottlieb creates a sweeping account of what they amounted to, and why we are still in their debt.
About the Author
Anthony Gottlieb is a former executive editor of the Economist and has held visiting fellowships at Harvard University and All Souls College, Oxford. His work has appeared in the New Yorker and The New York Times. He lives in New York.
Gottlieb puts readers in the minds of these frequently misinterpreted figures, elucidating the history of their times while engagingly explaining their arguments and assessing their legacy. Gottlieb creates a sweeping account of what they amounted to, and why we are still in their debt.
About the Author
Anthony Gottlieb is a former executive editor of the Economist and has held visiting fellowships at Harvard University and All Souls College, Oxford. His work has appeared in the New Yorker and The New York Times. He lives in New York.
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"The Dream of Enlightenment follows Anthony Gottlieb's superb The Dream of Reason - now a modern classic - and looks set to become one too."
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"A joy to read . . . an entertaining introduction to a range of daring thinkers of the long Enlightenment."
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Edward O. Wilson
"The Dream of Enlightenment follows Anthony Gottlieb's superb The Dream of Reason - now a modern classic - and looks set to become one too."
Dominic Green, Spectator
"A joy to read . . . an entertaining introduction to a range of daring thinkers of the long Enlightenment."
Economist
"His prose is as witty as it is punctilious, peppered with clever, memorable lines."
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ISBN: 9780141944395
ISBN-10: 0141944390
Published: 30th August 2016
Format: ePUB
Language: English
Number of Pages: 320
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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- Non-FictionPhilosophyHistory of Western PhilosophyWestern Philosophy from 1600 to 1900Western Philosophy & Enlightenment
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- Non-FictionPhilosophyEthics & Moral Philosophy
- Non-FictionPhilosophyPhilosophy of The Mind
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