The secularization of the European mind in the nineteenth century
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The secularization of the European mind in the nineteenth century
（Cambridge paperbacks）
Cambridge University Press, 2002, c1975
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The secularization of the European mind in the 19th century
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The declining hold of the Church and its doctrines on European society represents a major shift in Western life and thought. Owen Chadwick's acclaimed lectures on the secularisation of the European mind trace this movement in the nineteenth century, identifying and exploring both the social and the intellectual aspects of this momentous change. The rise of technology, the growth of big cities and a cheap press take their place alongside evolutionary science and Marxism in this fascinating analysis of the erosion of the Church's power. Woven into its brilliant discussion are brief but very illuminating studies of familiar major thinkers, including Marx, Darwin, Mill and Comte.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- Part I. The Social Problem: 2. On liberalism
- 3. Karl Marx
- 4. The attitude of the worker
- 5. The rise of anticlericalism
- Part II. The Intellectual Problem: 6. Voltaire in the nineteenth century
- 7. Science and religion
- 8. History and the secular
- 9. The moral nature of man
- 10. On a sense of providence
- Notes to the text
- Index.
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