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The age of genius : the seventeenth century and the birth of the modern mind

by A. C. Grayling

This study explores the dramatic transformation of the European intellectual outlook during the seventeenth century, charting the transition from superstition, alchemy, and absolute monarchy to empirical science, rigorous observation, and modern philosophical enquiry.

Accession 28974 ISBN 9781408870389 Publisher Bloomsbury
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