Inventing the Individual: The Origins of Western Liberalism

Here, in a grand narrative spanning 1,800 years of European history, a distinguished political philosopher firmly rejects Western liberalism's usual account of itself: its emergence in opposition to religion in the early modern era. Larry Siedentop argues instead that liberal thought is, in its...

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Main Author: Siedentop, Larry (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA Harvard University Press [2014]
Edition:Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
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Summary:Here, in a grand narrative spanning 1,800 years of European history, a distinguished political philosopher firmly rejects Western liberalism's usual account of itself: its emergence in opposition to religion in the early modern era. Larry Siedentop argues instead that liberal thought is, in its underlying assumptions, the offspring of the Church
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (416 Seiten)
ISBN:9780674736245
DOI:10.4159/9780674736245

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