The Theological Origins of Modernity
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Introduction
1 The Nominalist Revolution and the Origin of Modernity
2 Petrarch and the Invention of Individuality
3 Humanism and the Apotheosis of Man
4 Luther and the Storm of Faith
5 The Contradictions of Premodernity
6 Descartes’ Path to Truth
7 Hobbes’ Fearful Wisdom
8 The Contradictions of Enlightenment and the Crisis of Modernity
Epilogue
Notes
Index
Philosophy: General Philosophy | History and Classic Works
Political Science: Classic Political Thought | Political and Social Theory
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