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The Philosophy of the Enlightenment: Updated Edition

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Philosophy of the Enlightenment: Updated Edition
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ernst Cassirer
Foreword by Peter Gay
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:392
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 140
Category/GenrePhilosophy - aesthetics
ISBN/Barcode 9780691143347
ClassificationsDewey:190.9033
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Edition Revised edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 30 August 2009
Publication Country United States

Description

Presents an analysis of one of history's greatest intellectual epochs: the Enlightenment. Arguing that there was a common foundation beneath the diverse strands of thought of this period, this book shows how Enlightenment philosophers drew upon the ideas of the preceding centuries even while radically transforming them to fit the modern world.

Author Biography

Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945) was a German-Jewish philosopher who taught at several universities in Germany and the United States. He was the author of many books, including "The Myth of the State", "An Essay on Man", and "Language and Myth".

Reviews

"Cassirer's The Philosophy of the Enlightenment offers much to today's student of the cultural sciences... If nothing else, in our world of concise histories and quick overviews, Philosophy of the Enlightenment is still an excellent and detailed handbook for anyone interested in the various philosophical currents of the Enlightenment."--Hans-Peter Soder, European Legacy