Kramnick, Isaac

The Portable Enlightenment Reader (Viking Portable Library)

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ISBN 13:: 9780140245660
author:: Kramnick, Isaac
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Penguin Classics
language:: English
Publication Year:: 1996
Pages:: 704
Dimensions:: 12.7 x 3.05 x 19.56 centimetres
Genre:: Epistemology, theory of knowledge
Condition:: New
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The Portable Enlightenment Reader brings together over 100 selections from a range of sources to showcase the pivotal ideas of the Age of Enlightenment. This influential intellectual movement shaped Western civilization, promoting individual liberty, rational inquiry, and empirical appraisal of the universe. Works by prominent thinkers such as Kant, Diderot, Voltaire, Newton, Rousseau, Locke, Franklin, Jefferson, Madison, and Paine demonstrate the far-reaching impact of Enlightenment views on philosophy, politics, social institutions, and economic systems. This collection provides a unique insight into the era's key concepts and their enduring influence. With its diverse range of sources, The Portable Enlightenment Reader offers a comprehensive exploration of this pivotal moment in history.

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