| Description |
x, 351 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map, portraits ; 25 cm |
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"First published in Great Britain, 2016"--Title-page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [325]-340) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Seeing the universe ; The epoch in human history -- A time of wars. The origins of the wars ; The loss of the Palatinate ; The mercenary captains ; The Edict of Restitution, 1629 -- The Swedish apogee ; From Wallenstein to Breisach ; Towards Westphalia ; In the ruins of Europe ; The maritime conflicts -- The cumulation of ideas. The intelligencers ; The short ways to knowledge ; Dr Dee and the potent art ; The Rosicrucian scare -- From magic to science. From magic to method ; The birth of science ; War and science -- The social order. Society and politics ; Language and belief -- Conclusion. Is it a myth? |
| Summary |
"Explores the eventful intertwining of outward event and inner intellectual life to tell, in all its richness and depth, the story of the 17th century in Europe. It was a time of creativity unparalleled in history before or since, from science to the arts, from philosophy to politics ... Grayling points to three primary factors [behind this epochal shift]: the rise of vernacular (popular) languages in philosophy, theology, science, and literature; the rise of the individual as a general and not merely an aristocratic type; and the invention and application of instruments and measurement in the study of the natural world"--Amazon.com. |
| Subject |
Europe -- Intellectual life -- 17th century.
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Europe -- History -- 17th century.
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Civilization, Modern -- 17th century.
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Seventeenth century.
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| Added Title |
seventeenth century and the birth of the modern mind |
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17th century and the birth of the modern mind |
| ISBN |
9781620403440 (hardcover) |
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1620403447 (hardcover) |
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