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  • The Enlightenment: A Sourcebook and Reader

    The Enlightenment by Gomez, Olga; Greensides, Francesca; Hyland, Paul;

    A Sourcebook and Reader

    Series: Routledge Readers in History;

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    Short description:

    This oustanding sourcebook brings together the work of major Enlightenment thinkers to illustrate the full importance and achievements of this great period of change.

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    Long description:

    The Enlightenment brings together the work of major Enlightenment thinkers such as Hobbes, Rousseau, Diderot and Kant, to illustrate the full importance and achievements of this period in history. Extracts are gathered thematically into sections on such aspects of the Enlightenment as:



    • political theory

    • religion and belief

    • art and nature.

    All essays are introduced, and a final section on 'critical reflections' provides a selection of modern critical opinions on the period by writers including Foucault, Habermas, and Lyotard.

    Containing illustrations from the work of artists such as Hogarth and Gainsborough, a chronology of the Enlightenment, and a detailed bibliography, The Enlightenment is a rich source of information and inspiration for all those studying this great period of change.



    'This must be the best general reader on the Enlightenment now available.' - History of Political Thought

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    Table of Contents:

    Part 1: Sources  1. Human Nature  2. The Search for Knowledge  3. Religion and Belief  4. The Natural World  5. Science and Invention  6. Political Rights and Responsibilities  7. The Development of Civil Society  8. Moral Principles and Punishments  9. Gender and Society  10. Art, Architecture and Nature  11. Europeans and the Wider World  12. Radicalism and Revolution  13. Autobiographical Reflections  Part 2: Reader  14. Modern Critical Reflections  Part 3: Chronology and Further Reading

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