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Historic documents of the enlightenment : the essential primary sources.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Burns, William E., 1959- Contributor.
Shepherd, Kenneth R., Contributor.
Zavaliy, Andrei G., Contributor.
Series:
Historic Documents Series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Enlightenment--Sources.
Enlightenment.
Europe--Civilization--18th century--Sources.
Europe.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (vii, 113 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Dallas, Texas : Schlager, [2024]
Summary:
This volume explores critical aspects of the Age of Enlightenment, spanning the 17th and 18th centuries, through key primary documents, from letters and speeches to government documents and royal edicts. Overview articles provide important context to the era, while a detailed bibliography helps make the volume an important starting point for historical research.
Contents:
The Enlightenment
Kant and the redemption of Enlightenment
Rousseau and radicalization
From Locke to Jefferson
English Bill of Rights
John Locke: Second treatise on civil government
John Locke: An essay on human understanding
Charles de Montesquieu: The spirit of laws
Voltaire: Candide
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The social contract
Voltaire: Philosophical dictionary
Catherine II of Russia: The grand instructions to the commissioners
Denis Diderot: Supplement to the voyage of Bougainville
American Declaration of Independence
Immanuel Kant: "What is Enlightenment?"
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Jeremy Bentham: An introduction to the principles of morals and legislation
Marquis de Condorcet: Outlines of an historical view of the progress of the human mind
Thomas Malthus: An essay on the principle of population
David Ricardo: On the principles of political economy and taxation.
Notes:
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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
9781961844230
1961844230
OCLC:
1506825168

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