The age of genius : the seventeenth century and the birth of the modern mind /

Grayling, A.C.

The age of genius : the seventeenth century and the birth of the modern mind / A.C. Grayling - London : Bloomsbury, 2016. - xvi, 351 σ. εικ. 20 εκ.

Περιλαμβάνει βιβλιογραφία (σ. 337-340) και ευρετήριο.

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?

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