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Ordering the World in the Eighteenth Century (2006)Paperback - 2006, 16 December 2005

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Part of Series
Studies in Modern History
Print Length
251 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Date Published
16 Dec 2005
ISBN-10
1349519235
ISBN-13
9781349519231

Description

The Eighteenth century is often represented, applying Tom Paine's phrase, as 'The Age of Reason': an age when progressive ideals triumphed over autocracy and obscurantism, and when notions of order and balance shaped consciousness in every sphere of human knowledge. Yet the debates which surrounded the development of Eighteenth-century thought were always open to troubling doubts. Was nature itself truly an ordered entity, as Newton had argued, or was it a mass of chaotic, randomly moving atoms, as some materialist thinkers believed? This book explores the tensions and conflicts in these debates through a series of interdisciplinary essays from leading international scholars, each challenging the idea that the Eighteenth century was an age of order.

Product Details

Authors:
Frank O'GormanDiana Donald
Book Edition:
2006
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
NL
Date Published:
16 December 2005
Dimensions:
21.59 x 13.97 x 1.4 cm
Genre:
18th Century
ISBN-10:
1349519235
ISBN-13:
9781349519231
Language:
English
Location:
London
Pages:
251
Weight:
308.44 gm

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