{"product_id":"on-enlightenment-9781412851862","title":"On Enlightenment","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe idea of enlightenment entails liberty, equality, rationalism, secularism, and the connection between knowledge and well being. In spite of the setbacks of revolutionary violence, mass murder, and two world wars, the spread of enlightenment values is still the yardstick by which moral, political, and scientific advances are measured. In \u003cem\u003eOn Enlightenment\u003c\/em\u003e, David Stove attacks the roots of enlightenment thought to define its successes, limitations, and areas of likely failures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStove champions the use of reason and recognizes the falsity of religious claims as well as the importance of individual liberty. He rejects the enlightenment's uncritical optimism regarding social progress and its willingness to embrace revolutionary change. What evidence is there that the elimination of superstition will lead to happiness? Or that it is possible to accept Darwinism without Social Darwinism? Or that the enlightenment's liberal, rationalistic outlook will lead to the social progress envisioned by its advocates?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite best intentions, says Stove, social reformers who attempt to improve the world inevitably make things worse. He advocates a conservative approach to change, pointing out that social structures are so large and complex that any widespread social reform will have innumerable unforeseen consequences. Writing in the tradition of Edmund Burke with the same passion for clarity and intellectual honesty as George Orwell, David Stove was one of the most articulate and insightful philosophers of his day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Stove\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412851862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStove, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eDavid Stove \u003c\/em\u003e(1927-1994) taught philosophy at the University of New South Wales and the University of Sydney. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Rationality of Induction \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAgainst the Idols of the Age.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKimball, Roger:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRoger Kimball is co-editor and publisher of \u003cem\u003eThe New Criterion\u003c\/em\u003e, president and publisher of Encounter Books, and an art critic for the \u003cem\u003eLondon Spectator \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eNational Review\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45086139252851,"sku":"9781412851862","price":100.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_004d70c5-a925-41b0-b7c2-e92a8849a2b7.jpg?v=1781012002","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/on-enlightenment-9781412851862","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}