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The Enlightenment, and why it still matters

Anthony Pagden
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Description:This book tells nothing less than the story of how the modern, Western view of the world was born. Cultural and intellectual historian Anthony Pagden explains how, and why, the ideal of a universal, global and cosmopolitan society became such a central part of the Western imagination in the ferment of the Enlightenment - and how these ideas have done battle with an inward-looking, tradition-oriented view of the world ever since.Cosmopolitanism is an ancient creed, but in its modern form it was a feature of the Enlightenment attempt to create a new 'science of man', based upon a vision of humanity made up of autonomous individuals, free from all the constraints imposed by custom, prejudice, and religion. As Pagden shows, this 'new science, was based not simply on 'cold, calculating reason', as its critics claimed, but on the argument that all humans are linked by what in the Enlightenment were called 'sympathetic' attachments. The conclusion was that, despite the many tribes and nations into which humanity was divided, there was only one 'human nature', and that the final destiny of the species could only be the creation of one universal, cosmopolitan society.This new 'human science' provided the philosophical grounding of the modern world. It has been the inspiration behind the League of Nations, the United Nations, and the European Union. Without it, international law, global justice, and human rights legislation would be unthinkable. As Anthony Pagden argues passionately and persuasively in this book, it is a legacy well worth preserving.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Enlightenment, and why it still matters. To get started finding The Enlightenment, and why it still matters, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
436
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PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Release
2013
ISBN
019966093X

The Enlightenment, and why it still matters

Anthony Pagden
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
Read Now Download now ⏭ listen AudioBook
Description: This book tells nothing less than the story of how the modern, Western view of the world was born. Cultural and intellectual historian Anthony Pagden explains how, and why, the ideal of a universal, global and cosmopolitan society became such a central part of the Western imagination in the ferment of the Enlightenment - and how these ideas have done battle with an inward-looking, tradition-oriented view of the world ever since.Cosmopolitanism is an ancient creed, but in its modern form it was a feature of the Enlightenment attempt to create a new 'science of man', based upon a vision of humanity made up of autonomous individuals, free from all the constraints imposed by custom, prejudice, and religion. As Pagden shows, this 'new science, was based not simply on 'cold, calculating reason', as its critics claimed, but on the argument that all humans are linked by what in the Enlightenment were called 'sympathetic' attachments. The conclusion was that, despite the many tribes and nations into which humanity was divided, there was only one 'human nature', and that the final destiny of the species could only be the creation of one universal, cosmopolitan society.This new 'human science' provided the philosophical grounding of the modern world. It has been the inspiration behind the League of Nations, the United Nations, and the European Union. Without it, international law, global justice, and human rights legislation would be unthinkable. As Anthony Pagden argues passionately and persuasively in this book, it is a legacy well worth preserving.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Enlightenment, and why it still matters. To get started finding The Enlightenment, and why it still matters, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
436
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Release
2013
ISBN
019966093X

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