{"product_id":"enlightenment-and-action-from-descartes-to-kant-passionate-thought-hardback-9780521806121","title":"Enlightenment and Action from Descartes to Kant; Passionate Thought (Hardback) 9780521806121","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEnlightenment and Action from Descartes to Kant\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePassionate Thought\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book systematically traces the development of the idea that the improvement of human understanding requires public activity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Losonsky (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521806121, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 August 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a deep and carefully argued account of the relationships between volition, emotion and cognition in important seventeenth-century texts … Losonsky has given us an empowering book …' British Journal for the History of Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eKant believed that true enlightenment is the use of reason freely in public. This book systematicaaly traces the philosophical origins and development of the idea that the improvement of human understanding requires public activity. Michael Losonsky focuses on seventeenth-century discussions of the problem of irresolution and the closely connected theme of the role of volition in human belief formation. This involves a discussion of the work of Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Spinoza and Leibniz. Challenging the traditional views of seventeenth-century philosophy and written in a lucid, non-technical language, this book will be eagerly sought out by historians of philosophy and students of the history of ideas.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction: the enlightened mind\u003cbr\u003e 2. Descartes: willful thinking\u003cbr\u003e 3. Hobbes: passionate thinking\u003cbr\u003e 4. Locke: uneasy thinking\u003cbr\u003e 5. Enthusiasm: inspired thinking\u003cbr\u003e 6. Spinoza: resolute thinking\u003cbr\u003e 7. Leibniz: trained thinking\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conclusion: the public mind\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265118294296,"sku":"9780521806121","price":46.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521806121i.jpg?v=1692019667","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/enlightenment-and-action-from-descartes-to-kant-passionate-thought-hardback-9780521806121","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}