{"product_id":"dream-of-enlightenment","title":"Dream Of Enlightenment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''This is a blast of fresh air'' Jonathan Clark, \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Thank goodness for Gottlieb'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A joy to read'' \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author of the celebrated \u003ci\u003eThe Dream of Reason \u003c\/i\u003evividly explains the rise of modern thought from Descartes to Rousseau\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a short period - from the early 1640s to the eve of the French Revolution - Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, and Hume all made their mark on Western thought. \u003ci\u003eThe Dream of Enlightenment \u003c\/i\u003etells their story and that of the birth of modern philosophy. What does the advance of science entail for our understanding of ourselves and for our ideas of God? How should a government deal with religious diversity - and what is government actually for? Their questions remain our questions, and it is tempting to think these philosophers speak our language and live in our world; but to understand them properly, we must step back into their shoes. Gottlieb puts readers in the minds of these frequently misinterpreted figures, elucidating the history of their times while engagingly explaining their arguments and assessing their legacy. Gottlieb creates a sweeping account of what they amounted to, and why we are still in their debt.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320027488638,"sku":"NW9780141000664","price":11.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141000664.jpg?v=1778235765","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/dream-of-enlightenment","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}