{"title":"Margaret Jacob","description":"\u003cp\u003eMargaret Jacob is a distinguished author renowned for her insightful contributions to the fields of philosophy and history, particularly focusing on the Enlightenment era. Her works explore the profound impacts of this period on modern society, offering readers a comprehensive understanding of the intellectual transformations that shaped contemporary thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong her notable works is \u003cem\u003eThe Secular Enlightenment\u003c\/em\u003e, a book that delves into the cultural and intellectual shifts during the Enlightenment, emphasising its secular aspects. Jacob's meticulous research and engaging narrative provide a compelling exploration of how Enlightenment ideas have transcended time, influencing modern secular and scientific worldviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone interested in the evolution of philosophical thought and its enduring influence, the works of Margaret Jacob offer valuable perspectives. Her books make complex historical themes accessible, blending scholarly depth with an approachable style that appeals to both academics and general readers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-secular-enlightenment-by-margaret-jacob-9780691161327","title":"The Secular Enlightenment","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA major new history of how the Enlightenment transformed people's everyday lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Secular Enlightenment\u003c\/em\u003e is a panoramic account of the radical ways that life began to change for ordinary people in the age of Locke, Voltaire, and Rousseau. In this landmark book, familiar Enlightenment figures share places with voices that have remained largely unheard until now, from freethinkers and freemasons to French materialists, anticlerical Catholics, pantheists, pornographers, readers, and travellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMargaret Jacob, one of our most esteemed historians of the Enlightenment, reveals how this newly secular outlook was not a wholesale rejection of Christianity but rather a new mental space in which to encounter the world on its own terms. She takes readers from London and Amsterdam to Berlin, Vienna, Turin, and Naples, drawing on rare archival materials to show how ideas central to the emergence of secular democracy touched all facets of daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHuman frailties once attributed to sin were now viewed through the lens of the newly conceived social sciences. People entered churches not to pray but to admire the architecture, and spent their Sunday mornings reading a newspaper or even a risqué book. The secular-minded pursued their own temporal and commercial well-being without concern for the life hereafter, regarding their successes as the rewards for their actions, their failures as the result of blind economic forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA majestic work of intellectual and cultural history, \u003cem\u003eThe Secular Enlightenment\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates how secular values and pursuits took hold of eighteenth-century Europe, spilled into the American colonies, and left their lasting imprint on the Western world for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000816648428,"sku":"9780691161327","price":83.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1600413482434.jpg?v=1763306953"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/margaret-jacob.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}