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25%OFFAnthony Pagden - The Enlightenment: And Why it Still Matters - 9780198700883 - V9780198700883
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The Enlightenment: And Why it Still Matters

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Description for The Enlightenment: And Why it Still Matters Paperback. The story of how, and why, the ideal of a universal, global, and cosmopolitan society became such a central part of the Western imagination in the ferment of the Enlightenment - and how these ideas have done battle with an inward-looking, tradition-oriented view of the world ever since. Num Pages: 464 pages, 8pp black and white plates. BIC Classification: HPCD1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 696.
The Enlightenment and Why It Still Matters tells nothing less than the story of how the modern, Western view of the world was born. Cultural and intellectual historian Anthony Pagden explains how, and why, the ideal of a universal, global, and cosmopolitan society became such a central part of the Western imagination in the ferment of the Enlightenment - and how these ideas have done battle with an inward-looking, tradition-oriented view of the world ever since. Cosmopolitanism is an ancient creed; but in its modern form it was a creature of the Enlightenment attempt to create a new ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
466
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198700883
SKU
V9780198700883
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About Anthony Pagden
Anthony Pagden has published widely on both Spanish and European history and has worked as a translator and as a publisher in addition to his many academic posts. He taught at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Harvard before a professorship at Johns Hopkins University, and he is currently Distinguished Professor of Political Science and History at the University of ... Read more

Reviews for The Enlightenment: And Why it Still Matters
deep and thought-provoking argument for how the enlightenment still affects modern social and political thought. There is so much information packed into in these pages, yet its well-organised, meticulously referenced and presented so masterfully that the book is a pleasure to read. I think those who enjoy reading about philosophy and history will enjoy this book, as will those who ... Read more

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