ISBN:
9780226081298
Language:
English
Pages:
x, 240 Seiten
Year of publication:
2013
DDC:
179/.9
Keywords:
Hobbes, Thomas
;
Spinoza, Benedictus de
;
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques
;
Philosophy, European 17th century
;
Modesty
;
Humility
;
Secularism History
;
Bescheidenheit
;
Demut
;
Politische Philosophie
;
Ideengeschichte 1630-1800
;
Hobbes, Thomas 1588-1679
;
Spinoza, Benedictus de 1632-1677
;
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques 1712-1778
;
Bescheidenheit
;
Politisches Denken
Description / Table of Contents:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description / Table of Contents:
Toward a revised history of modesty and humilityModesty: Hobbes on how mere mortals can create a mortal god -- Humility: Spinoza on the joys of finitude -- Self-love: Rousseau on the allure, and the elusiveness of divine self-sufficiency -- Conclusion: a modest tale about theoretical modesty.
Note:
Literaturverz. S. 213 - 228
