The Enlightenment and the Intellectual Foundations of Modern Culture
By Unknown Author.
Description
An eminent scholar of modern culture argues that the Enlightenmentthe importance of which has been vigorously debated in recent yearswas a more complex phenomenon than either its detractors or advocates assume.Ranging as it does over art, morality, religion, science, philosophy, social theory, and a good deal besides, [Dupré’s book] is a marvel of scholarly erudition. . . . Formidably well-researched, . . . [this] would make an excellent introduction to Enlightenment ideas for the general reader.”Terry Eagleton, Harper’s MagazineThis immensely readable book wil...
ISBN(s)
0300113463, 9780300113464
