Humankinds: the renaissance and its anthropologies
Éditeur :
De Gruyter
ISBN :
9783110258301
Date de publication :
19 avr. 2011
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,5 cm
Poids :
551 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Allemagne
The early modern period gave rise to humanism; it also witnessed an unprecedented diversification of the concept that was at its very core, the human. The question of what defines the human became increasingly contested as new developments were undermining old certainties. This book deals with this topic.