The Sovereignty of Reason The Defense of Rationality in the Early English Enlightenment |
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| Author:
| Beiser, Frederick C. |
| Series title: | Princeton Legacy Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-63042-7 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $147.00 |
Book Description:
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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 thre
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 thre