Enlightenment and Action from Descartes to Kant: Passionate Thought (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521039789)

This is the first book to trace systematically the philosophical origins and development of the idea that the improvement of human understanding requires public activity, through discussion of the work of Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Spinoza, and Leibniz. Challenging the traditional views of 17th century philosophy and written in lucid, nontechnical language, it will be sought by historians of philosophy and students of the history of ideas.

Author: Michael Losonsky
ISBN-10: 0521039789
ISBN-13: 9780521039789
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/16/2007
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d