| Description |
xii, 209 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Interpreting the Enlightenment: on methods -- A map of the Enlightenment: whither France? -- The spirit of the moderns: from the new science to the Enlightenment -- Society, the subject of the modern story -- Quarrel in the Academy: the ancients strike back -- Humanism and Enlightenment: the classical style of the philosophes -- The philosophical spirit of the laws: politics and antiquity -- An ancient god: pagans and philosophers -- Post tenebras lux: Begriffsgeschichte or regime d'historicite? -- Ancients and the Orient: translatio imperii -- Enlightened institutions (i): the royal academies versus the Republic of Letters -- Enlightened institutions (ii): universities, censorship, and public instruction -- Worldliness, politeness, and the importance of not being too radical -- From Enlightenment to Revolution: a shared history? -- France and the European Enlightenment -- Modern myths. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Enlightenment -- France.
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Philosophy -- France -- History -- 18th century.
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Ancients and moderns, Quarrel of.
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Philosophy -- Europe -- History -- 18th century.
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France -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780226184470 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0226184471 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780226184494 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0226184498 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780226184500 (electronic bk.) |
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