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From Divine Cosmos to Sovereign State: An Intellectual History of Consciousness and the Idea of Order in Renaissance England

Categorie	Filosofie
Boeknummer	#229417
Titel	From Divine Cosmos to Sovereign State: An Intellectual History of Consciousness and the Idea of Order in Renaissance England
Auteur	Collins, Stephen L.
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	New York/Oxford, Ofxord University Press
Jaar van uitgave	1989
ISBN10	019507131X
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	In the late English Renaissance, writers as varied as Shakespeare, Hooker, Bacon, and Hobbes problematically engaged the traditional idea of order and helped define a new, secular one. In this intellectual history, Collins treats the idea of order as a dynamic concept which incorporates changing views of self, society, and the relationship between private and public during these years. He sees this as a process of meaning redefinition that simultaneously heightens and comes to terms with the dissolution of the old idea of order; the self-consciously articulated concept of the representative sovereign state replaces the vision of the divine cosmos as the medium for identity and social order. Collins draws on a wide range of political, literary, and other contemporary writings to chart this ... (Lees verder)process--now associated with secularization--providing a provocative analysis of social and intellectual change.
Pagina's	235
Conditie	Goed — Name and date on first endpaper; spine sl. sunned; corners sl. damaged.
Prijs	€ 10,00

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