Shape of the new :
Montgomery, Scott L.
Shape of the new : four big ideas and how they made the modern world Scott L. Montgomery and Daniel Chirot. - New Jersey : Princeton University, ©2015 - x, 492 p. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Adam Smith: the science of man, morality, and money -- Karl Marx: the tragic consequences of a brilliant theory -- Charles Darwin: struggle and selection in the realm of ideas -- Making democracy: the Jefferson-Hamilton debates -- Counter-enlightenment: from anti-modernism to fascism -- Modernizing an ancient god: evangelical Christianity in America -- Purifying Islam: the Muslim reaction against the Western enlightenment -- Conclusion: the power of ideas and the importance of the humanities.
9780691150642
2014037906
Civilization, Modern.
Intellectual life--History.
Philosophy, Modern--History.
CB358 / .M66 2015
909.4 / MON-T
Shape of the new : four big ideas and how they made the modern world Scott L. Montgomery and Daniel Chirot. - New Jersey : Princeton University, ©2015 - x, 492 p. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Adam Smith: the science of man, morality, and money -- Karl Marx: the tragic consequences of a brilliant theory -- Charles Darwin: struggle and selection in the realm of ideas -- Making democracy: the Jefferson-Hamilton debates -- Counter-enlightenment: from anti-modernism to fascism -- Modernizing an ancient god: evangelical Christianity in America -- Purifying Islam: the Muslim reaction against the Western enlightenment -- Conclusion: the power of ideas and the importance of the humanities.
9780691150642
2014037906
Civilization, Modern.
Intellectual life--History.
Philosophy, Modern--History.
CB358 / .M66 2015
909.4 / MON-T