The shape of the new : four big ideas and how they made the modern world /

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This panoramic book tells the story of how revolutionary ideas from the Enlightenment about freedom, equality, evolution, and democracy have reverberated through modern history and shaped the world as we know it today. A testament to the enduring power of ideas, The Shape of the New offers unforgett...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Montgomery, Scott L. (Autor), Chirot, Daniel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Civilization, Modern.
Intellectual life > History.
Philosophy, Modern > History.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Adventurers & Explorers.
HISTORY > Expeditions & Discoveries.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Adventure.
HISTORY > General.
Intellectual life.
Philosophy, Modern.
Freiheit
Gleichheit
Fortschritt
Demokratie
Politische Philosophie
Zivilisationsprozess
Aufklärung
Moderne
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Preface; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: Ideas as Historical Forces; PART I: INVENTORS OF MODERNITY AND WHAT BECAME OF THEIR IDEAS; 1 Adam Smith: The Science of Man, Morality, and Money; 2 Karl Marx: The Tragic Consequences of a Brilliant Theory; 3 Charles Darwin: Struggle and Selection in the Realm of Ideas; 4 Making Democracy: The Jefferson-Hamilton Debates; PART II: SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS REACTIONS AGAINST ENLIGHTENMENT; 5 Counter-Enlightenment: From Antimodernism to Fascism.
  • 6 Christian Fundamentalism: The Politics of God in America7 Purifying Islam: The Muslim Reaction against the Western Enlightenment; CONCLUSION: The Power of Ideas and the Importance of the Humanities; Bibliography; Index.

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