Abstract
This essay tackles the crucial early-modern question of how novelty came to be both an enticing promise and a dire threat to a secure grasp of the world. It urges us to open up our inquiry to the evolution of questions about what counts as knowledge.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | What Reason Promises |
| Subtitle of host publication | Essays on Reason, Nature and History |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH |
| Pages | 186-194 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783110455113 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783110453393 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Arts and Humanities