The theological origins of modernity - Gillespie, Michael Allen; ebrary, Inc. (Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008)
The nominalist revolution and the origin of modernity -- Petrarch and the invention of individuality -- Humanism and the apotheosis of man -- Luther and the storm of faith -- The contradictions of premodernity -- Descartes' path to truth -- Hobbes' fearful wisdom -- The contradictions of enlightenment and the crisis of modernity.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-361) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Philosophy, Modern; Philosophy and religion; Electronic books