The Enlightenment /
Discusses the historical movement that emphasized the truth through empiricism, and explores the background of Enlightenment and its relation to natural philosophy, church institutions, society, political thought, the state, and the French Revolution, with biographical sketches, excerpts from import...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Westport, Conn. :
Greenwood Press,
2008.
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| Series: | Greenwood guides to historic events, 1500-1900.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Discusses the historical movement that emphasized the truth through empiricism, and explores the background of Enlightenment and its relation to natural philosophy, church institutions, society, political thought, the state, and the French Revolution, with biographical sketches, excerpts from important documents, and a bibliography. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxv, 211 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [187]-203) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780313342448 (electronic bk.) 031334244X (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 1538-442X |