The Enlightenment and original sin
"What was the Enlightenment? This question has been endlessly debated. In this book, historian Matthew Kadane advances the bold claim that Enlightenment is best defined through what it set out to accomplish, which was nothing short of rethinking the meaning of human nature. Kadane argues that t...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Chicago London
The University of Chicago Press
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | The life of ideas
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Solution
/ Fall of Man
/ Christianity
/ Protestantism
B Original sin / Philosophical anthropology / Solution |
| Further subjects: | B
Enlightenment
B Barker, Pentecost (1690-1762) B Theological Anthropology History 18th century B Philosophical Anthropology History 18th century B Sin, Original History of doctrines |
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| Summary: | "What was the Enlightenment? This question has been endlessly debated. In this book, historian Matthew Kadane advances the bold claim that Enlightenment is best defined through what it set out to accomplish, which was nothing short of rethinking the meaning of human nature. Kadane argues that this project centered around the doctrine of original sin and, ultimately, its rejection, signaling the radical notion that an inherently flawed nature can be overcome by human means. Kadane explores these ambitious, wide-ranging themes through the story of the largely unknown Pentecost Barker, an eighteenth-century "purser" and wine merchant. Examining Barker's diary and correspondence with a Unitarian minister, Kadane tracks the transformation of Barker's consciousness from a Puritan to an Enlightenment outlook. In one man's conversion, Kadane tracks large-scale shifts in self-understanding whose philosophical reverberations would (and have continued to) shape debates on human nature for centuries to come"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XIII, 236 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-83289-0 978-0-226-83287-6 |