The Secularization of the European Mind in the 19th Century

The declining hold of the Church and its doctrines on European society represents a major shift in Western life and thought. Owen Chadwick's acclaimed lectures on the secularisation of the European mind trace this movement in the nineteenth century, identifying and exploring both the social and the intellectual aspects of this momentous change. The rise of technology, the growth of big cities and a cheap press take their place alongside evolutionary science and Marxism in this fascinating analysis of the erosion of the Church's power. Woven into its brilliant discussion are brief but very illuminating studies of familiar major thinkers, including Marx, Darwin, Mill and Comte. Book Description The roles of the rise of technology, the growth of big cities and a cheap press, as well as the philosophies of evolutionary science and Marxism, are explored in an acclaimed analysis of the nineteenth century erosion of the Church's power.

Kiadó:

Cambridge University Press

Kiadás éve:

1991

ISBN:

0521398290

Kötés típusa:

ragasztott papír

Terjedelem:

286

Nyelv:

angol

Méret:

Szélesség: 13.00cm, Magasság: 21.50cm

Kategória:

Történelem újkor-legújabb kor egyetemes

Filozófia

Szociológia

Idegennyelv Nyelvek angol