Critical Global Studies and Planetary History
New Perspectives on the Enlightenment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20087313 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Iwan-Michelangelo D’Aprile (University of Potsdam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 345-356 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Philosophy of Globalization (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | De Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/9783110492415-025 |
| OpenAlex | W2807904719 |
| ISBN | 9783110492415 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
Though doing so invitesm ethodological problems,the concept of 'the Enlightenment' is nevertheless in need of widening:itcan no longer be reduced to anyo ne historical period; nor can it be restricted to Europe. As ap rocess of rationalization, scientification, technification, secularization, or democratization, forms of Enlightenment can be identified in manyp eriods and regions.I wish to arguehere thatanexpandedmeaning opens up opportunities for an enhanced and interdisciplinary Enlightenment research. On the basis of two recent approachestothe Enlightenment-by FelicityA.N ussbaum and Dipesh Chakrabarty-Iwill try to show the interdependency of period and process notions, and ponderthe ways in which they informone another.Acombined readingofboth approachess hows how they might servea sm odels for as pecific form of interdisciplinary globalh istory in the heritageo ft he Enlightenment
Democracy · Democratization · Enlightenment · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Modernity · Political science · Secularization · Social science · Sociology · Asian Studies and History · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |