The Enlightenment and the Fate of Knowledge
Author | : Martin Davies |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 165 |
Release | : 2019-12-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780429657153 |
ISBN-13 | : 0429657153 |
Rating | : 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Enlightenment and the Fate of Knowledge written by Martin Davies and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Enlightenment is generally painted as a movement of ideas and society lasting from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth century, but this book argues that the Enlightenment is an essential component of modernity itself. In the course of the study, Martin Davies offers an original world-view and a critique of some recent interpretations of the Enlightenment.