The Enlightenment: A Very Short Introduction

The Enlightenment: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN-10
0199591784
ISBN-13
9780199591787
Series
The Enlightenment
Category
Electronic books
Pages
147
Language
English
Published
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Author
John Robertson

Description

This Very Short 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.

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