Description: Cosmopolis by Stephen Toulmin Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description In the 17th century, the vision of Cosmopolis arose - a rationally ordered society. This vision perpetuated the delusion that human nature and society could be fitted into precise and manageable rational categories. This text confronts that agenda - its illusions and its consequences. Publisher Description In the seventeenth century, a vision arose which was to captivate the Western imagination for the next three hundred years: the vision of Cosmopolis, a society as rationally ordered as the Newtonian view of nature. While fueling extraordinary advances in all fields of human endeavor, this vision perpetuated a hidden yet persistent agenda: the delusion that human nature and society could be fitted into precise and manageable rational categories. Stephen Toulmin confronts that agenda—its illusions and its consequences for our present and future world."By showing how different the last three centuries would have been if Montaigne, rather than Descartes, had been taken as a starting point, Toulmin helps destroy the illusion that the Cartesian quest for certainty is intrinsic to the nature of science or philosophy."—Richard M. Rorty, University of Virginia"[Toulmin] has now tackled perhaps his most ambitious theme of all. . . . His aim is nothing less than to lay before us an account of both the origins and the prospects of our distinctively modern world. By charting the evolution of modernity, he hopes to show us what intellectual posture we ought to adopt as we confront the coming millennium."—Quentin Skinner, New York Review of Books Author Biography Stephen Toulmin was University Professor Emeritus and Henry R. Luce Professor at University of Southern California, and author of, among other books, "Cosmopolis" and "The Uses of Argument". Details ISBN 0226808386 ISBN-13 9780226808383 Title Cosmopolis Author Stephen Toulmin Format Paperback Year 1992 Pages 235 Edition Reprinted edition Publisher The University of Chicago Press GE_Item_ID:143008303; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780226808383
Book Title: Cosmopolis
Number of Pages: 236 Pages
Publication Name: Cosmopolis : the Hidden Agenda of Modernity
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Item Height: 0.5 in
Subject: Civilization, Modern / 20th Century, History & Surveys / Modern, History & Surveys / Renaissance, Movements / Rationalism, Europe / General
Publication Year: 1992
Features: Reprint
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.6 Oz
Subject Area: Philosophy, History
Author: Stephen Toulmin
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
