The Sovereignty of Reason
the defense of rationality in the early english enlightenment
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- Paperback
346 pages
- Release Date
22 September 2014
Summary
The Sovereignty of Reason is a survey of the rule of faith controversy in seventeenth-century England. It examines the arguments by which reason eventually became the sovereign standard of truth in religion and politics, and how it triumphed over its rivals: Scripture, inspiration, and apostolic tradition. Frederick Beiser argues that the main threat to the authority of reason in seventeenth-century England came not only from dissident groups but chiefly from the Protestant theology of the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691600543 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691600546 |
| Author: | Frederick C. Beiser |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 346 |
| Release Date: | 22 September 2014 |
| Weight: | 482g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Princeton Legacy Library |
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About The Author
Frederick C. Beiser
Frederick C. Beiser is Professor of Philosophy at Syracuse University.
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