The time of enlightenment : constructing the future in France, 1750 to year one

"In this manuscript, the author demonstrates how a new idea of the future came into being in eighteenth-century France with the development of modern biological, economic, and social engineering. With the emergence of these practices, the future transformed from something that was largely belie...

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1. Verfasser: Nelson, William Max 1976- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Toronto Buffalo London : University of Toronto Press, [2021]
Schlagworte:Enlightenment Forecasting Future, The Philosophy, French Enlightenment ; Influence Intellectual life History Frankreich Aufklärung Geistesleben mehr... Philosophie Geschichte 1700-1800
Umfang:ix, 224 Seiten