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The Dream of Enlightenment - The Rise of Modern Philosophy (Paperback)
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The Dream of Enlightenment - The Rise of Modern Philosophy (Paperback)
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'This is a blast of fresh air' Jonathan Clark, TLS 'Thank goodness
for Gottlieb' Daily Telegraph 'A joy to read' Economist The author
of the celebrated The Dream of Reason vividly explains the rise of
modern thought from Descartes to Rousseau 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.
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