Passage to Modernity An Essay on the Hermeneutics of Nature and Culture

Name: Passage to Modernity An Essay on the Hermeneutics of Nature and Culture
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ISBN: 9780300065015

ISBN-10: 0300065019

ISBN-13: 9780300065015

Edition: N/A

Authors: Louis Dupre

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Did modernity begin with the Renaissance and end with post-modernity? In this book a distinguished scholar challenges both these assumptions. Louis Dupre discusses the roots, development, and impact of modern thought, tracing the fundamental principles of modernity to the late fourteenth century and affirming that modernity is still an influential force in contemporary culture. The combination of late medieval theology and early Italian humanism shattered the traditional synthesis that had united cosmic, human, and transcendent components in a comprehensive idea of nature. Early Italian humanism transformed the traditional worldview by its unprecedented emphasis on human creativity. The…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 8/30/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 0.65" wide x 0.91" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English