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The age of genius : the seventeenth century and the birth of the modern mind / A.C. Grayling

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Αγγλική Publication details: London : Bloomsbury, 2016.Description: xvi, 351 σ. εικ. 20 εκISBN:
  • 978-1-4088-7002-0
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 940.252
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?
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Books Books Βιβλιοθήκη Ιδρ. Παναγιώτη & Έφης Μιχελή Κεντρικό Βιβλιοστάσιο Συλλογή Woodfield 940.252 GRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Διαθέσιμο για ανάγνωση στη Βιβλιοθήκη

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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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