Scepticism in the eighteenth century : Enlightenment, Lumières, Aufklärung /
Charles, Sébastien.
Smith, Plínio J.(Plínio Junqueira)
Dordrecht ; London : Springer,
c2013.
The Age of Enlightenment has often been portrayed as a dogmatic period on account of the veritable worship of reason and progress that characterized Eighteenth Century thinkers. Even today the philosophes are considered to have been completely dominated in their thinking by an optimism that leads to dogmatism and ultimately rationalism. However, on closer inspection, such a conception seems untenable, not only after careful study of the impact of scepticism on numerous intellectual domains in the period, but also as a result of a better understanding of the character of the Enlightenment.
"This volume contains invited papers and a selection of others chosen for presentation at a conference ... on 'Scepticism and the Enlightenment' held in São Paulo on December 2-4, 2009 and Montréal on April 14-16, 2010 and sponsored by the Universidade São Judas Tadeu and the Université de Sherbrooke"--P. xix.
The Age of Enlightenment has often been portrayed as a dogmatic period on account of the veritable worship of reason and progress that characterized Eighteenth Century thinkers. Even today the philosophes are considered to have been completely dominated in their thinking by an optimism that leads to dogmatism and ultimately rationalism. However, on closer inspection, such a conception seems untenable, not only after careful study of the impact of scepticism on numerous intellectual domains in the period, but also as a result of a better understanding of the character of the Enlightenment.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Skepticism
Enlightenment
Philosophy, Modern