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The Enlightenment : a very short introduction
Title
The Enlightenment : a very short introduction / John Robertson.
ISBN
9780191782411 (ebook) :
Publication
[Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Physical Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 12, 2015).
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Summary
This introduction explores the history of the 18th-century Enlightenment movement. Considering its intellectual commitments, Robertson then turns to their impact on society, and the ways in which Enlightenment thinkers sought to further the goal of human betterment, by promoting economic improvement and civil and political justice.
Variant and related titles
Very short introductions.
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Print version :
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 27, 2021
Series
Very short introductions
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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