The Enlightenment is popularly seen as the Age of Reason, a key moment in human history when ideals such as freedom, progress, natural rights and constitutional government prevailed. In this radical re-evaluation, historian Richard Whatmore shows why, for many at its centre, the Enlightenment was a profound failure. By the early eighteenth century, hope was widespread that Enlightenment could be coupled with toleration, the progress of commerce and the end of the fanatic wars of religion that were destroying Europe. At its heart was the battle to establish and maintain liberty in free state The End of Enlightenment - Richard Whatmore od authora Richard Whatmore a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
Richard Whatmore |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
320 |
Rok vydání |
2023 |
Nakladatelství |
Allen Lane |