| Description |
xix, 167 pages |
| Series |
Major traditions of world civilization |
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Major traditions of world civilization.
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| Contents |
The problem of the enlightenment -- Absolute monarchy and class conflict in the eighteenth century -- The enlightenment as cultural revolution : origins -- High enlightenment -- The limits of enlightenment : decline and transition -- The enlightenment in Germany -- Summary and conclusion |
| Summary |
Historians use the term "enlightenment" as both a noun and an adjective. Used as a noun, the term designates a period of exceptionally consistent cultural creativity that lasted from the English Revolution of 1688 to the French Revolution of 1789. When used as an adjective, however, as in the "enlightenment tradition," the term denotes a specific attitude of mind that gradually gained ascendancy among European intellectuals during that period |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p. 147-159 |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 147-159 |
| Subject |
Enlightenment.
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Philosophy, Modern -- 18th century.
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| LC no. |
67013471 |
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