The Heavenly City of Enlightenment Era Philosophers

Author: Becker
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Carl Becker was a renowned American historian in the first half of the 20th century and served as the president of the American Historical Association. This book aims to study the fundamental characteristics of Enlightenment thought. The author argues that Enlightenment thinkers were not as rational as people generally believed, but rather rebuilt a philosophical "heavenly city" in modern terms, similar to Augustine's Christian theology. This book has become a classic work in the history of ideas for studying the Enlightenment. Carl Becker was a renowned American historian in the first half of the 20th century and served as the president of the American Historical Association. This book aims to study the fundamental characteristics of Enlightenment thought. The author argues that Enlightenment thinkers were not as rational as people generally believed, but rather rebuilt a philosophical "heavenly city" in modern terms, similar to Augustine's Christian theology. This book has become a classic work in the history of ideas for studying the Enlightenment.