Dream of Enlightenment: Dawn of the philosophy of the New Age. Gottlib E.

Over the two and a half millennia of Western philosophy, Anthony Gottlib distinguishes the two most fruitful periods. The first, associated with the names of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, he dedicated the "dream of mind" that became the bestseller. And the second period, from the 1630s. Before the eve of the Great French Revolution at the end of the 18th century, it is described in the book offered to your attention. Over a relatively short time, Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, Yum, Roum and Voltaire, that is, most of the most famous representatives of the philosophy of the New Age left a bright mark in history. They studied the significance of new science and religious shocks, rejecting many traditional teachings and views. What gives us the development of science to understand ourselves and for our ideas about God? What to do to the government with religious diversity? What, in fact, is the government needed? According to the author, we ask these questions today, continuing our dialogue and disputes with Descartes, Hobbes and others.