Rethinking European Modernity: Reason, Power, and Coloniality in Early Modern Thought

This open access book undertakes a self-critical reinterpretation of European modernity and responds to the need for...
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Rethinking European Modernity: Reason, Power, and Coloniality in Early Modern Thought by Schelkshorn, Hans

Rethinking European Modernity: Reason, Power, and Coloniality in Early Modern Thought

BD$289.57

Rethinking European Modernity: Reason, Power, and Coloniality in Early Modern Thought

BD$289.57
Author: Hans Schelkshorn
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

This open access book undertakes a self-critical reinterpretation of European modernity and responds to the need for a global understanding of the development of Western thought. Showcasing contemporary Latin American approaches that align modernity with colonialism, and European theories of modernity, Hans Schelkshorn reassesses the origins of modernity. He brings neglected Renaissance thinkers into the narrative, discussing the work of Nicholas of Cusa, Pico della Mirandola, Francisco de Vitoria, and Michel de Montaigne, and critiquing the views of Francis Bacon, Thomas Hobbes, and John Locke.

Across a series of historical studies, Schelkshorn presents modernity as a complex process. His use of the concept 'de-limitations' (Entgrenzungen) shows how the new idea of an infinite universe and the discovery of the Americas deeply influenced the foundations of modern science, politics and economies in the 17th century. Making a major contribution to scholarship on early modern philosophy, Schelkshorn paves the way for a more cosmopolitan account of European thought.

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Hans Schelkshorn/University of Vienna.

Author: Hans Schelkshorn
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 01/25/2024
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.96lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.12d
ISBN: 9781350266773

About the Author
Hans Schelkshorn is Head of the Department of Intercultural Philosophy of Religion at the University of Vienna, Austria.

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