Bokosy Translation Series · The Heavenly City of Enlightenment Philosophers

Author: Carl Becker [USA]
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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 explore the fundamental characteristics of Enlightenment thought. The author argues that Enlightenment thinkers were not as rational as commonly believed, but rather reconstructed a philosophical heaven, similar to Augustine's theological city of God, using modern perspectives. This book has become a classic work in intellectual history for studying the Enlightenment.