The Making of the Modern Mind

Informationen zum Autor John Herman Randall Klappentext This outstanding work on the history of philosophy and ideas! written by world-renowned philosopher! historian of philosophy! and teacher John Herman Randall! Jr.! is now available for the first time in paperback. Long acclaimed a contemporary classic! The Making of the Modern Mind displays the comprehensiveness! clarity of style! balance! and wit that came to characterize all of Dr. Randall's works.From the medieval worldview to the modern outlook! this work presents a sweeping intellectual history in one volume. The emphasis is on ideas in their historical setting! on how modes of thought emerge! grow! influence and react to one another! and sometimes! when no longer useful! even die. The result is a grand synthesis of the main currents in western thought! bringing together religion! philosophy! politics! science! economics! literature and the arts! and the social and behavioral sciences -- all the diverse systems man has devised in his effort to understand! interpret! and shape human experience.Whether as a text or as a supplementary reading! this distinguished volume will complement a wide variety of courses in philosophy! history! and contemporary civilization. It can be read with pleasure by all those interested in the history of man and ideas. Zusammenfassung Surveys main currents in Western thought through eight centuries. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionBook IThe Intellectual Outlook of Medieval ChristendomChapter I. The Coming of Age of the Western Peoples.Chapter II. The World as the Scene of the Drama of SalvationChapter III. The Chief End of Man-The Enjoyment of Eternal LifeChapter IV. The Embodiment-The City of GodChapter V. The Embodiment-Lay SocietyBook IIThe New world of the RenaissanceChapter VI. The New Interests of the Modern Age-The Natural ManChapter VII. The Religious Reaction-The Revolt from the Medieval ChurchChapter VIII. The Revolt from Feudalism and a Unified ChristendomChapter IX. The New Interests of the Modern Age-The World of NatureChapter X. The New Scene of Human LifeBook IIIThe Order of Nature-The Development of Thought in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth CenturiesChapter XI. The Newtonian World-MachineChapter XII. The Religion of ReasonChapter XIII. The Sciences of Man-The Sciences of Human Nature and of BusinessChapter XIV. The Science of Man-The Science of GovernmentChapter XV. The Mortality of Reasonableness-HumanitarianismBook IVThe Growing World-Thought and Aspiration in the Last Hundred YearsChapter XVI. The Romantic Protest Against the Age of ReasonChapter XVII. The Conflict of Social Ideals to 1848Chapter XVIII The World Conceived as a Process of Growth and EvolutionChapter XIX. The Science of Man in the Growing WorldChapter XX. Religion in the Growing WorldChapter XXI. Philosophic Reactions to the Growing World of Mechanism and NaturalismChapter XXII. Social Ideals in the Growing World ...

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John Herman Randall

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This outstanding work on the history of philosophy and ideas, written by world-renowned philosopher, historian of philosophy, and teacher John Herman Randall, Jr., is now available for the first time in paperback. Long acclaimed a contemporary classic, The Making of the Modern Mind displays the comprehensiveness, clarity of style, balance, and wit that came to characterize all of Dr. Randall's works.

From the medieval worldview to the modern outlook, this work presents a sweeping intellectual history in one volume. The emphasis is on ideas in their historical setting, on how modes of thought emerge, grow, influence and react to one another, and sometimes, when no longer useful, even die. The result is a grand synthesis of the main currents in western thought, bringing together religion, philosophy, politics, science, economics, literature and the arts, and the social and behavioral sciences -- all the diverse systems man has devised in his effort to understand, interpret, and shape human experience.

Whether as a text or as a supplementary reading, this distinguished volume will complement a wide variety of courses in philosophy, history, and contemporary civilization. It can be read with pleasure by all those interested in the history of man and ideas.

Zusammenfassung
Surveys main currents in Western thought through eight centuries.

Inhalt

Introduction Book I The Intellectual Outlook of Medieval Christendom Chapter I. The Coming of Age of the Western Peoples. Chapter II. The World as the Scene of the Drama of Salvation Chapter III. The Chief End of Man-The Enjoyment of Eternal Life Chapter IV. The Embodiment-The City of God Chapter V. The Embodiment-Lay Society Book II The New world of the Renaissance Chapter VI. The New Interests of the Modern Age-The Natural Man Chapter VII. The Religious Reaction-The Revolt from the Medieval Church Chapter VIII. The Revolt from Feudalism and a Unified Christendom Chapter IX. The New Interests of the Modern Age-The World of Nature Chapter X. The New Scene of Human Life Book III The Order of Nature-The Development of Thought in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Chapter XI. The Newtonian World-Machine Chapter XII. The Religion of Reason Chapter XIII. The Sciences of Man-The Sciences of Human Nature and of Business Chapter XIV. The Science of Man-The Science of Government Chapter XV. The Mortality of Reasonableness-Humanitarianism Book IV The Growing World-Thought and Aspiration in the Last Hundred Years Chapter XVI. The Romantic Protest Against the Age of Reason Chapter XVII. The Conflict of Social Ideals to 1848 Chapter XVIII The World Conceived as a Process of Growth and Evolution Chapter XIX. The Science of Man in the Growing World Chapter XX. Religion in the Growing World Chapter XXI. Philosophic Reactions to the Growing World of Mechanism and Naturalism Chapter XXII. Social Ideals in the Growing World