ISBN:
0691142009
,
9780691152608
,
9780691142005
Language:
English
Pages:
XIV, 276 S.
,
23 cm
DDC:
321.8
Keywords:
Political science History 18th century
;
Enlightenment
;
Democracy History 18th century
;
Political science History
;
18th century
;
Europe
;
Enlightenment
;
Democracy History
;
18th century
;
Political science
;
Europe
;
History
;
18th century
;
Enlightenment
;
Democracy
;
History
;
18th century
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufklärung
;
Radikalismus
;
Anfang
;
Demokratie
;
Wert
Abstract:
Progress and the Enlightenment's two conflicting ways of improving the world -- Democracy or social hierarchy? : the political rift -- The problem of equality and inequality : the rise of economics -- The Enlightenment's critique of war and the quest for "perpetual peace" -- Two kinds of moral philosophy in conflict -- Voltaire versus Spinoza : the Enlightenment as a basic duality of philosophical systems -- Conclusion
Description / Table of Contents:
Progress and the enlightenment's two conflicting ways of improving the world -- Democracy or social hierarchy? : the political rift -- The problem of equality and inequality : the rise of economics -- The enlightenment's critique of war and the quest for "perpetual peace" -- Two kinds of moral philosophy in conflict -- Voltaire versus spinoza : the enlightenment as a basic duality of philosophical systems -- Conclusion.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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