The enlightenment : a sourcebook and reader /
"At the beginning of the eighteenth century a distinctly modern vision of life was emerging; by its close, revolutions in America and France had revealed new beliefs about human nature, rights and duties, nature and culture, the natural and material worlds, and a new faith in science, technolog...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | London ; New York : Routledge, 2003. |
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| Summary: | "At the beginning of the eighteenth century a distinctly modern vision of life was emerging; by its close, revolutions in America and France had revealed new beliefs about human nature, rights and duties, nature and culture, the natural and material worlds, and a new faith in science, technology and the idea of progress. As people began to change the way they thought about themselves and the world around them, a whole new way of thinking developed, which still has an overwhelming impact two centuries on. The Enlightenment Reader brings together the work of major thinkers such as Locke, Rousseau, Diderot and Kant, to illustrate the full importance and achievements of this period in history. Extracts from a wide range of sources are gathered thematically into sections on such aspects of the Enlightenment as political theory, religion and belief, art and nature, gender and society. All texts 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 Chardin, a chronology of the Enlightenment, and a detailed bibliography, The Enlightenment Reader is a rich source information and inspiration for all those studying this great period of change."--Back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 467 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-452) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415204488 0415204496 9780415204484 9780415204491 |
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