Grayling, A. C.. The age of genius : the seventeenth century and the birth of the modern mind

Folger bibliographic ID: 346118
Folger call number: D246 .G73 2016
Folger holdings ID: 496907

General notes

Formerly CIP. Uk Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents

Machine generated contents note: pt. I INTRODUCTION -- 1.Seeing the Universe -- 2.The Epoch in Human History -- pt. II A TIME OF WARS -- 3.The Origins of the Wars -- 4.The Loss of the Palatinate -- 5.The Mercenary Captains -- 6.The Edict of Restitution, 1629 -- 7.The Swedish Apogee -- 8.From Wallenstein to Breisach -- 9.Towards Westphalia -- 10.In the Ruins of Europe -- 11.The Maritime Conflicts -- pt. III THE CUMULATION OF IDEAS -- 12.The Intelligencers -- 13.The Short Ways to Knowledge -- 14.Dr Dee and the Potent Art -- 15.The Rosicrucian Scare -- pt. IV FROM MAGIC TO SCIENCE -- 16.From Magic to Method -- 17.The Birth of Science -- 18.War and Science -- pt. V THE SOCIAL ORDER -- 19.Society and Politics -- 20.Language and Belief -- pt. VI CONCLUSION -- 21.Is It a Myth?

Extended title: The age of genius : the seventeenth century and the birth of the modern mind / A.C. Grayling

Europe

author: Grayling, A. C.