The Philosophy of the Enlightenment: Updated Edition
(Paperback, Updated Edition)
Publishing Details
The Philosophy of the Enlightenment: Updated Edition
By (Author) Ernst Cassirer
Foreword by Peter Gay
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
9th November 2009
Updated Edition
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Philosophy: aesthetics
190.9033
Physical Properties
Paperback
392
Width 140mm, Height 203mm
425g
Description
Presents an analysis of one of history's greatest intellectual epochs: the Enlightenment. Arguing that there was a common foundation beneath the diverse strands of thought of this period, this book shows how Enlightenment philosophers drew upon the ideas of the preceding centuries even while radically transforming them to fit the modern world.
Reviews
"Cassirer's The Philosophy of the Enlightenment offers much to today's student of the cultural sciences... If nothing else, in our world of concise histories and quick overviews, Philosophy of the Enlightenment is still an excellent and detailed handbook for anyone interested in the various philosophical currents of the Enlightenment."--Hans-Peter Soder, European Legacy
Author Bio
Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945) was a German-Jewish philosopher who taught at several universities in Germany and the United States. He was the author of many books, including "The Myth of the State", "An Essay on Man", and "Language and Myth".
