1st Edition
The Enlightenment A Sourcebook and Reader
488 Pages
by
Routledge
486 Pages
by
Routledge
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... Read more
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
Biography
Olga Gomez, Francesca Greensides, Paul Hyland
'This must be the best general reader on the Enlightenment now available.' - History of Political Thought
