Jacob, Margaret
The Secular Enlightenment
- ISBN 13:
- 9780691161327
- author:
- Jacob, Margaret
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 14 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Philosophy, Political
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Secular Enlightenment by Margaret C. Jacob is a comprehensive history of how everyday life was transformed in 18th-century Europe. This landmark book reveals how ordinary people's lives were shaped by the ideas of Locke, Voltaire, and Rousseau, alongside lesser-known voices such as freethinkers, materialists, and pantheists. Jacob explores how these new secular outlooks influenced daily life, from changing attitudes towards church architecture to the rise of reading and leisure activities on Sundays. The book draws on rare archival materials to show how ideas central to the emergence of secular democracy touched all aspects of daily life, including commerce and social sciences. This majestic work of intellectual and cultural history demonstrates how secular values and pursuits took hold in 18th-century Europe, had a lasting impact on the Western world, and continue to shape our society today.
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