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The Heavenly City of the Eighteenth-Century Philosophers

part of the Nota Bene series

About The Heavenly City of the Eighteenth-Century Philosophers

Carl Becker demonstrates that the period commonly described as the Age of Reason was very far from that; that Voltaire, Hume, Diderot, and Locke were living in a medieval world, and that they "demolished the Heavenly City of St. Augustine only to rebuild it with more up-to-date materials".

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780300101508
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 208
  • Published:
  • November 10, 2003
  • Edition:
  • 2
  • Dimensions:
  • 129x196x12 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 196 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: July 26, 2024

Description of The Heavenly City of the Eighteenth-Century Philosophers

Carl Becker demonstrates that the period commonly described as the Age of Reason was very far from that; that Voltaire, Hume, Diderot, and Locke were living in a medieval world, and that they "demolished the Heavenly City of St. Augustine only to rebuild it with more up-to-date materials".

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