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📘 The dream of enlightenment by Anthony Gottlieb

In The Dream of Enlightenment, Anthony Gottlieb continues his sweeping survey of Western philosophy, focusing on the second great surge of thought that occurred between the early 1640s and the eve of the French Revolution. Traveling from northern Europe amid wars of religion and the rise of Galilean science, Gottlieb charts the contributions of key thinkers—Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, and Hume—who, unlike their Greek predecessors, were largely amateurs with little university affiliation. Their work challenged traditional teachings, examined the implications of new scientific knowledge, and questioned long‑standing beliefs about God, governance and human nature. Gottlieb’s accessible account shows why these ideas continue to provoke debate today.

First publish date: 2016

Genre: History/Modern History

Authors: Anthony Gottlieb

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