Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity
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| Artikelnummer | 233317771 | Erscheinungsdatum | 2026/06/27 | Listenpreis | €7.89 | Modellnummer | 233317771 | ||
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A daring account of the philosophical development of the idea of a rational society and its consequences for the present In the seventeenth century, a vision arose which was to captivate the Western imagination for the next three hundred years: the vision of Cosmopolis, a society as rationally ordered as the Newtonian view of nature. While fueling extraordinary advances in all fields of human endeavor, this vision perpetuated a hidden yet persistent agenda: the delusion that human nature and society could be fitted into precise and manageable rational categories. Stephen Toulmin confronts that agenda—its illusions and its consequences for our present and future world. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0226808386 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0226808383 |
| Edition | First Edition |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Dimensions | 9.08 x 6.06 x 0.56 inches |
| Item Weight | 11.2 ounces |
| Print length | 235 pages |
| Publication date | November 1, 1992 |
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