The Dream of Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Philosophy 9780141944395, 9780141000664

The rise of modern philosophy [Pbk. ed] 9780191566233, 0191566233

Sir Anthony Kenny's engaging new multi-volume history of Western philosophy now advances into the modern era. The R

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Dream Nation: Enlightenment, Colonization and the Institution of Modern Greece, Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition 9781503630642

Against the backdrop of ever-increasing nationalist violence during the last decade of the twentieth century, this book

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The Philosophy of the Enlightenment: Updated Edition 9781400833634, 9780691143347

In this classic work of intellectual history, Ernst Cassirer provides both a cogent synthesis and a penetrating analysis

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The Enlightenment and the Intellectual Foundations of Modern Culture 9780300133684

The prestige of the Enlightenment has declined in recent years. Many consider its thinking abstract, its art and poetry

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The Summits of Modern Man: Mountaineering after the Enlightenment 9780674074521

Mountaineering has served as a metaphor for civilization triumphant. A fascinating study of the first ascents of the maj

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The Enlightenment within the framework of modern rationalism 3787316132, 9783787316137

“For a long time, German Enlightenment research stood in the overwhelming shadow of idealism, classicism, neo-humanism a

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The Career of Philosophy. Volume II. from the German Enlightenment to the Age of Darwin 9780231892438

Continues the account of major philosophical currents in the west from Book 1. Shows the way philosophers reacted to the

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Late Enlightenment: Emergence of the Modern 'National Idea' 9786155053849

This volume represents the first in a four-volume series, a daring project by CEU Press which presents the most importan

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Wisdom's Workshop: The Rise of the Modern University 9781400880423

When universities began in the Middle Ages, Pope Gregory IX described them as "wisdom's special workshop."

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The Creation of the Modern World: The Untold Story of the British Enlightenment 0393048721

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