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Reason, Ridicule and Religion: Age of Enlightenment in England, 1660-1750

By John Redwood

Book information

Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Year
1976
ISBN
050025043X, 9780500250433
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
19 MB (19568283 bytes)
Edition
First
Pages
287\144
Time added
2018-06-06 11:24:08
History & Surveys;Philosophy;Politics & Social Sci

Description

This study, with its examination of the lives and works of Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle, George Berkley, John Locke and other Enlightenment scholars, rejects the idea that the early modern period was marked by a triumph of reason or that it should be seen as a simple battle between science and religion. The more far-reaching debate is focused on one great theme: the questioning of God's place and significance in the cosmos - and the threats that this doubt appeared to pose for the whole of society.

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