Description
| Product ID: | 9780140245660 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | The Portable Enlightenment Reader |
| Authors: | Author: Isaac Kramnick |
| Page Count: | 704 |
| Subjects: | Literary essays, Literary essays, General and world history, History, History, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, History of ideas, Political science and theory, General & world history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History of Western philosophy, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, History of ideas, Political science & theory, c 1700 to c 1800 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This volume brings together more than 100 selections of works from the 18th century, including examples from Kant, Diderot, Newton and Locke. They demonstrate the impact of Enlightenment views on philosophy and epistemology as well as on political, social and economic institutions. The Age of Enlightenment of the 18th century, also called the Age of Reason, was so named for an intellectual movement that shook the foundations of Western civilization. In championing radical ideas such as individual liberty and an empirical appraisal of the universe through rational inquiry and natural experience, Enlightenment philosophers in Europe and America planted the seeds for modern liberalism, cultural humanism, science and technology, and laissez-faire Capitalism This volume brings together works from this era, with more than 100 selections from a range of sources. It includes examples by Kant, Diderot, Voltaire, Newton, Rousseau, Locke, Franklin, Jefferson, Madison, and Paine that demonstrate the pervasive impact of Enlightenment views on philosophy and epistemology as well as on political, social, and economic institutions. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1996-03-28 |
