The shape of the new : four big ideas and how they made the modern world /
Montgomery, Scott L.author.
Chirot, Daniel,author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-471) and index.
Adam Smith: the science of man, morality, and money -- Karl Marx: the tragic consequences of a brilliant theory -- Charles Darwin: struggle and selection in the realm of ideas -- Making democracy: the Jefferson-Hamilton debates -- Counter-enlightenment: from anti-modernism to fascism -- Modernizing an ancient god: evangelical Christianity in America -- Purifying Islam: the Muslim reaction against the Western enlightenment -- Conclusion: the power of ideas and the importance of the humanities.
Civilization, Modern.
Intellectual life
Philosophy, Modern