Sovereignty of reason, the: the defense of rationality in the early english enlightenment
Auteur :
Beiser, Frederick C.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691630427
Date de publication :
19 avr. 2016
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
652 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The Sovereignty of Reason is a survey of the rule of faith controversy in seventeenth-century England. It examines the arguments by which reason eventually became the sovereign standard of truth in religion and politics, and how it triumphed over its rivals: Scripture, inspiration, and apostolic tradition. Frederick Beiser argues that the main thre