In this classic work of intellectual history, Ernst Cassirer provides both a cogent synthesis and a penetrating analysis of one of history's greatest intellectual epochs: the Enlightenment. Arguing that there was a common foundation beneath the diverse strands of thought of this period, he shows how Enlightenment philosophers drew upon the ideas of the preceding centuries even ...(展开全部)

In this classic work of intellectual history, Ernst Cassirer provides both a cogent synthesis and a penetrating analysis of one of history's greatest intellectual epochs: the Enlightenment. Arguing that there was a common foundation beneath the diverse strands of thought of this period, he shows how Enlightenment philosophers drew upon the ideas of the preceding centuries even ...(展开全部)

The author of the classic The Dream of Reason vividly explains the rise of modern thought. Western philosophy is now two and a half mill ennia old, but much of it came in just two staccato bursts, each lasting only about 150 years. In his landmark survey of Western philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance, The Dream of Reason, Anthony Gottlieb documented the first burst, w...(展开全部)

In a short period - from the early 1640s to the eve of the French Revolution - Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, and Hume all made their mark on Western thought. The Dream of Enlightenment tells their story and that of the birth of modern philosophy. What does the advance of science entail for our understanding of ourselves and for our ideas of God? How should a gover...(展开全部)

In a short period - from the early 1640s to the eve of the French Revolution - Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, and Hume all made their mark on Western thought. The Dream of Enlightenment tells their story and that of the birth of modern philosophy. What does the advance of science entail for our understanding of ourselves and for our ideas of God? How should a gover...(展开全部)

The author of the classic The Dream of Reason vividly explains the rise of modern thought. Western philosophy is now two and a half mill ennia old, but much of it came in just two staccato bursts, each lasting only about 150 years. In his landmark survey of Western philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance, The Dream of Reason, Anthony Gottlieb documented the first burst, w...(展开全部)

First a symphony and then a song ...Mozart can never stop composing. It's as if his life depends on it. But this deeply angers his employer, the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg, who will not tolerate the slightest disobedience. So the rebellious young musician decides to get away from the court of his oppressive patron once and for all by moving to Vienna, where he will finally m...(展开全部)

克里斯蒂安•贾克： 法国教父级作家。 全球最卖座的法国作家！ 文学地位比肩大、小仲马！ 唯一名列全世界十五大畅销书作家的法国人！ 1947年出生于法国巴黎，毕业于索尔邦大学。除了作家身份外，他还是法国著名的古埃及学者、世界罕见的能够当场译读古埃及象形文字的人。 他的小说文笔优雅、故事奥妙、历史文化气息浓厚，兼具着文学的欣赏性与文化的熏陶感。从20世纪90年代至今，他的小说畅销全球，为读者带来了前所未有的探秘享受。而克里斯蒂安亦凭借着他的超人气，当选为最畅销的法国小说家。