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The Crisis of Reason
J.W Burrow
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Description for The Crisis of Reason
paperback. An exploration of the history of ideas in Europe from the revolutions of 1848 to the beginning of World War I. The text is populated with the great thinkers of the age - among them Mill, Nietzsche and Wilde - and examines the impact of scientific and social concepts such as social Darwinism. Series: Yale Intellectual History of the West. Num Pages: 240 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
This elegantly written book explores the history of ideas in Europe from the revolutions of 1848 to the beginning of the First World War. Broader than a straight survey, deeper and richer than a textbook, this work seeks to place the reader in the position of an informed eavesdropper on the intellectual conversations of the past.
J. W. Burrow first outlines the intellectual context of the mid-nineteenth century, using ideas taken from physics, social evolution, and social Darwinism, and anxieties about modernity and personal identity, to explore the impact of science and social thought on European intellectual life. ... Read more
This elegantly written book explores the history of ideas in Europe from the revolutions of 1848 to the beginning of the First World War. Broader than a straight survey, deeper and richer than a textbook, this work seeks to place the reader in the position of an informed eavesdropper on the intellectual conversations of the past.
J. W. Burrow first outlines the intellectual context of the mid-nineteenth century, using ideas taken from physics, social evolution, and social Darwinism, and anxieties about modernity and personal identity, to explore the impact of science and social thought on European intellectual life. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Yale Intellectual History of the West
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300097184
SKU
KSK0000556
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About J.W Burrow
J. W. Burrow is professor of European thought at Oxford University and fellow of Balliol College. Among his previous books are Evolution and Society, A Liberal Descent, and Gibbon.
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