The Enlightenment : and why it still matters /

An assessment of the Enlightenment period as an influential intellectual movement reveals how it laid the foundation of today's government, philosophy, science and society, noting the pivotal contributions of scholars ranging from Hume and Diderot to Voltaire and Rousseau.

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Main Author: Pagden, Anthony.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:New York : Random House, [2013]
©2013.
Edition:First edition.
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