World We Want How and Why the Ideals of the Enlightenment Still Elude Us

Name: World We Want How and Why the Ideals of the Enlightenment Still Elude Us
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ISBN: 9780195321371

ISBN-10: 0195321375

ISBN-13: 9780195321371

Edition: 2007

Authors: Robert B. Louden

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The World We Want compares the future world that Enlightenment intellectuals had hope for with our own world at present. In what respects do the two worlds differ, and why are they so different? To what extent is and isnt our world the world they wanted, and to what extent do we today still want their world? Unlike previous philosophical critiques and defenses of the Enlightenment, the present study focuses extensively on the relevant historical and empirical record first, by examining carefully what kind of future Enlightenment intellectuals actually hoped for; second, by tracking the different legacies of their central ideals over the past two centuries. But in addition to documenting…

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List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/21/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 9.29" wide x 5.98" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English




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Introduction



Religion



Education



Economics



Politics



International Relations



Now



Introduction



Religion



Education



Economics



Politics



International Relations



Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index