The Enlightenment Tradition

• Author(s): Robert Anchor,
• Publisher: Univ of California Press
• Pages: 192
• ISBN_10: 0520341287
  ISBN_13: 9780520341289
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Europe / General , Philosophy / Political ,

Description:... This synoptic survey examines critically the origins, development, decline, and historical significance of the European Enlightenment. The underlying theme of the inquiry is the real and possible relevance of the Enlightenment tradition to contemporary Western society.


This synoptic survey examines critically the origins, development, decline, and historical significance of the European Enlightenment. The underlying theme of the inquiry is the real and possible relevance of the Enlightenment tradition to contemporary We