The Adventure of European Thought

How did Europe become European?
What features can characterize this long historical accumulation from Small City States (Polis) to "European thought"? Which important events, which people and institutions played a decisive role in this process?
Europe, which is a synthesis of Latin-Greek and Judeo-Christian civilizations, has a long history that includes philosophical, artistic, religious, scientific and social breakthroughs, the 'Medieval Enlightenment', the Renaissance, the Age of Enlightenment, Humanism, the Century of Revolutions and many other components. is the result of the process. Philosophers, clergy, scientists, artists, politicians, those in power and the masses are the actors of the great adventure to create Europe. In this journey, the Greekization, Latinization, Romanization, Germanization, Christianization and ultimately modernization of Europe and the production of a "modern western thought" are separate processes, separate interactions.
Of course, thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Descartes, Spinoza, Vico, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Kant and Hegel have gained an 'indispensable' rank in this adventure of thought.
In a tangle of contradictions and contradictions, Europe has deeply experienced dark periods along with the dazzling gifts it has given to humanity, has tasted defeats as well as great victories, but has always shown its ability to produce a synthesis towards the future with its historical knowledge.
In this book, we will read a summary of the ideas that created Europe and Europeanness. Jacquline Russ tried to focus on the unique atmosphere of each century, based on the genealogy of Europe. Of course, if we don't have a specific picture of the centuries in our minds, concepts will turn into empty words. Based on this synchronization concern, the author of the book has tried to describe the developments, advances, declines, crises, upheavals and rebirths experienced in Europe and European consciousness from ancient times to the present.


Thin Cover:

Number of Pages: 442

Year of Printing: 2014


eBook:

Number of Pages: 424

Year of Printing: 2011


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Doğu Batı Yayınları

Number of Pages: 442

First Print Year: 2011

Language Turkish