Three Critics of the Enlightenment
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Three Critics of the Enlightenment is a scholarly work by Isaiah Berlin that examines the ideas of thinkers who challenged core Enlightenment assumptions about reason, progress, and human nature.
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|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
intellectual history
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philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| author | Isaiah Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
critique of Enlightenment rationalism
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cultural particularism ⓘ historical contingency of values ⓘ |
| contributor | Ronald H. McCallum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critic |
Giambattista Vico
NERFINISHED
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Johann Georg Hamann NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Gottfried Herder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Henry Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
18th-century European thought
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German philosophy ⓘ Italian philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
history of ideas
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intellectual history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Herder and the Enlightenment
NERFINISHED
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The Divorce between the Sciences and the Humanities NERFINISHED ⓘ Vico and the Ideal of the Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on liberalism and pluralism
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scholarship on the Counter-Enlightenment ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Enlightenment
NERFINISHED
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counter-Enlightenment ⓘ critique of progress ⓘ critique of rationalism ⓘ human nature ⓘ |
| notableIdea | articulation of the Counter-Enlightenment tradition ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
historicism
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limits of reason ⓘ pluralism ⓘ romanticism ⓘ value conflict ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Against the Current
NERFINISHED
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The Crooked Timber of Humanity NERFINISHED ⓘ Vico and Herder: Two Studies in the History of Ideas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOfCritique |
Enlightenment faith in reason
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belief in linear progress ⓘ universalism in ethics and politics ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
18th century
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early modern period ⓘ |
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