Glory, Jest and Riddle
Glory, Jest and Riddle1996
About this book
"The aim of this new text book is to situate Enlightenment ideas in context, to show the concerns which gave rise to them and to point out their consequences - which were far-reaching and tied to practical concerns. After two chapters which give a historical account of the period the focus turns to the main figures - Descartes, Pascal, Rousseau and Kant - along with considerations of the rise of deism and the shift from scepticism to atheism. There is also an account of the impact that science began to have on religion."--BOOK JACKET.
Details
- First published
- 1996
- OL Work ID
- OL2676231W
Subjects
HistoryEnlightenmentReligious thoughtVerlichting (cultuurgeschiedenis)ReligionAspect religieuxIntellectual lifeRationalismeMouvement des LumièresScepticismeAthéismeReligieus bewustzijn