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020			_a9780199591787
082			_a190.9 ROB
100			_aRobertson, John
245			_aEnlightenment : A Very Short Introduction
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260			_bOxford University Press _aOxford _c2015
300			_a147
440			_aVery Short Introductions
520			_aA foundational moment in the history of modern European thought, the Enlightenment continues to be a reference point for philosophers, scholars and opinion-formers. To many it remains the inspiration of our commitments to the betterment of the human condition. To others, it represents the elevation of one set of European values to the world, many of whose peoples have quite different values. But what is the relationship between the historical Enlightenment and the idea of 'Enlightenment', and can these two understandings be reconciled? In this Very Short Introduction, John Robertson offers a concise historical introduction to the Enlightenment as an intellectual movement of eighteenth-century Europe. Discussing its intellectual achievements, he also explores how its supporters exploited new ways of communicating their ideas to a wider public, creating a new 'public sphere' for critical discussion of the moral, economic and political issues facing their societies.
650			_aEnlightenment
650			_aEuropean History
650			_aGeneral History
650			_aPhilosophy (General)
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