Contrasting the Enlightenments in the three nations, this book demonstrates the primacy and wisdom of the British, exemplified in such thinkers as Adam Smith, David Hume, and Edmund Burke, as well as the enduring contributions of the American Founders.
Contrasting the Enlightenments in the three nations, this book demonstrates the primacy and wisdom of the British, exemplified in such thinkers as Adam Smith, David Hume, and Edmund Burke, as well as the enduring contributions of the American Founders.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Gertrude Himmelfarb has taught at the Graduate School of the City University of New York, where she was named Distinguished Professor of History in 1978 and is now Professor Emeritus. She has received the two highest honours bestowed by the United States for distinguished achievement in the humanities: the Jefferson Lectureship in the Humanities in 1991, and the National Humanities Medal in 2004. She is a Fellow of the British Academy, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society, and is a member of the Council of Scholars of the Library of Congress. She lives in Washington, D.C.
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Preface Prologue The British Enlightenment: The Sociology of Virtue 1. “Social Affections” and Religious Dispositions 2. Political Economy and Moral Sentiments 3. Edmund Burke’s Enlightenment 4. Radical Dissenters 5. Methodism: “A Social Religion” 6. “The Age of Benevolence” The French Enlightenment: The Ideology of Reason The American Enlightenment: The Politics of Liberty Epilogue Notes Index
Preface Prologue The British Enlightenment: The Sociology of Virtue 1. “Social Affections” and Religious Dispositions 2. Political Economy and Moral Sentiments 3. Edmund Burke’s Enlightenment 4. Radical Dissenters 5. Methodism: “A Social Religion” 6. “The Age of Benevolence” The French Enlightenment: The Ideology of Reason The American Enlightenment: The Politics of Liberty Epilogue Notes Index
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