The Enlightenment: A Sourcebook and Reader
Olga Gomez
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Description for The Enlightenment: A Sourcebook and Reader
Paperback. The Enlightenment Reader brings together the work of major Enlightenment thinkers to illustrate the full importance and achievements of this great period of change. Editor(s): Hyland, Paul; Gomez, Olga; Greensides, Francesca. Series: Routledge Readers in History. Num Pages: 488 pages, 16 b&w photographs, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; ACQ; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HPCD; HR; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Routledge Readers in History
Condition
New
Weight
726g
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415204491
SKU
V9780415204491
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About Olga Gomez
Olga Gomez, Francesca Greensides, Paul Hyland
Reviews for The Enlightenment: A Sourcebook and Reader
'This must be the best general reader on the Enlightenment now available.' - History of Political Thought